Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
World Heritage
Mexico
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Located in the central Baja California Peninsula, this reserve is home to some very interesting ecosystems. The Ojo de Liebre and San Ignacio coastal lagoons are important breeding and wintering grounds for gray whales, harbor seals, California sea lions, northern elephant seals, and blue whales. The lagoons are also home to four endangered species of sea turtles.
# Baja California Peninsula
# Gray Whale
# Harbor Seals
# California Sea Lion
# Northern elephant seal
# Blue Whale
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Information extracted from Wikidata
country | Mexico |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pel%C3%ADcano%20en%20Muleg%C3%A9.jpg |
instance of | biosphere reserve |
located in the administrative territorial entity | Baja California Sur |
executive body | El Vizcaíno |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/09gffy |
location | Baja California Sur |
part of | West Flemish |
Commons category | El Vizcaíno |
coordinate location | Point(-114.227778 27.792222) |
heritage designation | Category:Views of Pienza |
part of | West Flemish |
start time | 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z |
official name | El Vizcaíno (marine and coastal belt in the Gulf of California) |
area | 49451 |
applies to part | buffer zone |
significant place | Mulegé Municipality |
object has role | Eliza Fraser |