Altamura Island ( es, Isla Altamura or ''de Altamura'') is an island of
México, in the
Gulf of California. It is located in the ''bahía de Santa María'', on the west coast of the
state of
Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d ...
, southwest of Saliaca Island, separated by an area of shallow water. It is located west of
Culiacán. Its area is , and it is approximately long, while its width ranges from to . It is one of the largest private islands in the world.
[ diccionario-geografico, p. 148]
It is a
barrier island with open beaches and large sand dunes. In the southern part there are
intertidal zone
The intertidal zone, also known as the foreshore, is the area above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide (in other words, the area within the tidal range). This area can include several types of habitats with various species o ...
s made of
silt,
clay,
sand and
gravel
Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally throughout the world as a result of sedimentary and erosive geologic processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone.
Gravel is classifi ...
; in the remaining part of the island there is coastline, as well as large
dunes of sand in the northwestern part.
It is part of the ''bahía de Santa María'' complex, and there is a great variety of
marine life
Marine life, sea life, or ocean life is the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the salt water of seas or oceans, or the brackish water of coastal estuaries. At a fundamental level, marine life affects the nature of the planet. M ...
,
migratory birds and even
whales.
References
External links
Private IslandsIsla Altamura, un paraíso dentro de la Bahía Santa María
Bibliography
* {{Cite book , title=Diccionario geográfico, histórico y biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos , author=Antonio García Cubas , volume=Tomo I (ALC-ALT) , url=http://www.historicas.unam.mx/publicaciones/publicadigital/libros/diccionario_garcia_cubas/680t1A-B/680_04_07_ALC_ALT.pdf , publisher=
National Institute of Statistics and Geography , ref=diccionario-geografico, author-link=Antonio García Cubas
Islands of Sinaloa
Islands of the Gulf of California