Isla San José (Baja California Sur)
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Isla San José is an island in the Gulf of California
, off the east coast of the Baja California peninsula
. Located some 60 km north of the city of La Paz
, it belongs politically to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur
and is part of the Municipality of La Paz
. Its surface area is 182.962 km² (70.642 sq mi), the sixth-largest island in Mexico.
It is the type locality for the Yellow-footed Gull
.
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
, off the east coast of the Baja California peninsula
Baja California Peninsula
The Baja California peninsula , is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico. Its land mass separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California. The Peninsula extends from Mexicali, Baja California in the north to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur in the south.The total area of the Baja California...
. Located some 60 km north of the city of La Paz
La Paz, Baja California Sur
La Paz is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and an important regional commercial center. The city had a 2010 census population of 215,178 persons, but its metropolitan population is somewhat larger because of surrounding towns like el Centenario, el Zacatal and San Pedro...
, it belongs politically to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...
and is part of the Municipality of La Paz
La Paz (municipality)
La Paz is a municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Its area of 20,275 km² makes it the municipality in Mexico with the fourth-largest area. It had a population of 251,871 inhabitants in the 2010 census...
. Its surface area is 182.962 km² (70.642 sq mi), the sixth-largest island in Mexico.
It is the type locality for the Yellow-footed Gull
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....
.