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  Isla Tortuga | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gulf of California |
| Coordinates | 27°26′42″N111°52′51″W / 27.44500°N 111.88083°W /27.44500; -111.88083 |
| Administration | |
Mexico | |
| State | Baja California Sur |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Isla Tortuga (Tortuga Island) is an island in theGulf of California, created relatively recently in geologic terms by the volcanism associated with theEast Pacific Rise. It lies east-northeast of the city ofSanta Rosalía, inMulegé Municipality. It has a surface area of 11.374 km2 (4.39 sq mi).[1]
TheTortuga Island rattlesnake (Crotalus tortugensis) is aspeciesendemic to Isla Tortuga — it is found nowhere else. It is very abundant on the island and found everywhere on the island, except in thecaldera of the volcano.[2]
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