is a
semi-arid
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a aridity, dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below Evapotranspiration#Potential evapotranspiration, potential evapotranspiration, but not as l ...
island in the
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California (), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Vermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from ...
, off the east coast of the
Baja California peninsula. Located some north of the city of
La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
, it belongs politically to the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second least populated Mexican state and the ninth-largest state by ...
and is part of the
Municipality of La Paz. Its surface area is , the sixth-largest island in Mexico. The island is also referred to as San José Island in English, though there are
other islands by this name.
It is the
type locality for the
yellow-footed gull
The yellow-footed gull (''Larus livens'') is a large gull, closely related to the western gull and thought to be a subspecies until the 1960s. It is endemic to the Gulf of California.
Description
Adults are similar in appearance to the western g ...
and the
San José brush rabbit
The San José brush rabbit (''Sylvilagus bachmani mansuetus'') is a critically endangered subspecies of the brush rabbit, in the family Leporidae.
Taxonomy
It was formerly thought to be its own species, but more recent studies indicate that it ...
.
References
Land areas of islands in MexicoINEGI
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) is an autonomous agency of the Government of Mexico, Mexican Government dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information ...
Islands of Baja California Sur
Islands of the Gulf of California
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