San Esteban Island Explained

San Esteban Island
Image Caption:San Esteban Island
Map:Mexico
Location:Gulf of California
Coordinates:28.6975°N -112.5775°W
Country:Mexico
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Sonora
Population:Uninhabited

San Esteban Island (Spanish; Castilian: Isla San Esteban, Seri: Coftéecöl pronounced as /sei/ and sometimes Hast pronounced as /sei/)[1] is a small island in the Gulf of California, Mexico, located to the southwest of Tiburón Island. It is part of the Municipality of Hermosillo in Sonora and has a land area of 39.773 km2 (15.356 sq mi), the 15th-largest island in Mexico. It is located in the Gulf of California. It was once inhabited by a group of the Seri people.[2]

San Esteban Island is home to many types of rare animal species found on only a few of the islands, such as the San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius), the spiny chuckwalla (S. hispidus) and the spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. [Mary B. Moser]
  2. [Edward W. Moser]
  3. Web site: Exploring the Sea of Cortez . 2009-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905082640/http://www.nau.edu/%7Eqsp/research_sea_of_cortez.htm . 2008-09-05 . dead .