Isla Rasa

Isla Rasa
Isla Rasa is located in Mexico
Isla Rasa
Isla Rasa
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates28°49′26.12″N 112°58′49.03″W / 28.8239222°N 112.9802861°W / 28.8239222; -112.9802861
Highest elevation10 m (30 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Designated2 February 2006
Reference no.1603[1]

Isla Rasa is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Mexicali Municipality. The 0.21 sq./mi island has three small ponds and has small shed located in the center of the island.

Biology

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Isla Rasa has three species of reptiles: Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).[2]

Isla Rasa is also the primary nesting site for about 95% of the world's Heermann's gulls and elegant terns.

References

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  1. ^ "Isla Rasa". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Isla Rasa". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  • Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. pp. 55–56, 195–196. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.