Isla Cabeza de Caballo
Isla Cabeza de Caballo | |
Geography | |
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Location | Gulf of California |
Coordinates | 28°58′17.45″N 113°28′43.28″W / 28.9715139°N 113.4786889°W |
State | Baja California |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Isla Cabeza de Caballo, or Head of the Horse, is an island in the Gulf of California, located within Bahía de los Ángeles east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Ensenada Municipality. There is a lighthouse located on Isla Cabeza de Caballo along the channel into the harbor of Bahía de los Ángeles.
Biology[]
Isla Cabeza de Caballo has three species of reptiles: Crotalus mitchellii (speckled rattlesnake), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).
References[]
- http://herpatlas.sdnhm.org/places/overview/isla-cabeza-de-caballo/124/1/
- Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 203. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
Categories:
- Islands of Baja California
- Islands of the Gulf of California
- Islands of Ensenada Municipality
- Uninhabited islands of Mexico
- Baja California geography stubs