Gulf of California

E40951

body of water gulf marginal sea

The Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, is a narrow body of water between Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula and mainland that is renowned for its rich marine biodiversity and unique ecosystems.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Gulf of California canonical	126
Sea of Cortez	40
Gulf of California watershed	2
Alto Golfo de California	1
Golfo de California	1
Gulf of California basin	1
Gulf of California region	1
Gulf of Cortez	1
Mar de Cortés	1
Sea of Cortez area	1
Sea of Cortez waters	1
Upper Gulf of California	1
northern Gulf of California	1

Statements (135)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water ⓘ gulf ⓘ marginal sea ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gulf of California ⓘ surface form: Gulf of Cortez Gulf of California ⓘ surface form: Mar de Cortés Gulf of California ⓘ surface form: Sea of Cortez
basinCountry	Mexico ⓘ
borderedBy	Baja California ⓘ Baja California Sur ⓘ Nayarit ⓘ Sinaloa ⓘ Sonora ⓘ
connectedBy	mouth near Cabo San Lucas ⓘ
connectsTo	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
governedBy	Mexican federal environmental laws ⓘ Mexican fisheries regulations ⓘ
hasCityOnCoast	Bahía de los Ángeles ⓘ Cabo San Lucas ⓘ Ciudad Obregón ⓘ Guaymas ⓘ Hermosillo, Mexico ⓘ surface form: Hermosillo La Paz ⓘ Loreto ⓘ Mazatlán, Mexico ⓘ surface form: Mazatlán Puerto Peñasco ⓘ San Felipe ⓘ Santa Rosalía ⓘ Topolobampo ⓘ
hasClimate	arid ⓘ subtropical ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	aquaculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ whale watching ⓘ
hasEcosystem	coral reefs ⓘ island ecosystems ⓘ mangroves ⓘ rocky reefs ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ upwelling zones ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature	Gulf of California rift zone ⓘ surface form: Gulf of California Rift Zone spreading centers ⓘ transform faults ⓘ
hasGeologicalOrigin	rifting between Pacific Plate and North American Plate ⓘ
hasInflow	Colorado River ⓘ Río Acaponeta ⓘ Río Baluarte ⓘ Río Culiacán ⓘ Rio Fuerte ⓘ surface form: Río Fuerte Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system ⓘ Río Mayo ⓘ Río Piaxtla ⓘ Río Presidio ⓘ Río San Lorenzo ⓘ Río Sinaloa ⓘ Río Sonora ⓘ Río Yaqui ⓘ
hasIsland	Isla Carmen ⓘ Isla Cerralvo ⓘ Isla Coronados ⓘ Isla Danzante ⓘ Isla Espíritu Santo ⓘ Isla Monserrat ⓘ Isla Partida ⓘ Isla Rasa ⓘ Isla San Esteban ⓘ Isla San Ildefonso ⓘ Isla San José ⓘ Isla San Lorenzo ⓘ Isla San Marcos ⓘ Isla San Pedro Mártir ⓘ Isla Santa Catalina ⓘ Isla Tiburón ⓘ Isla Ángel de la Guarda ⓘ
hasMarineBiodiversity	very high ⓘ
hasOceanographicFeature	high productivity ⓘ seasonal upwelling ⓘ strong tidal ranges in northern gulf ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Guaymas ⓘ Port of La Paz ⓘ Mazatlán, Mexico ⓘ surface form: Port of Mazatlán Port of Puerto Peñasco ⓘ Port of Topolobampo ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Reserva de la Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado ⓘ surface form: Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado Biosphere Reserve Bahía de Loreto National Park ⓘ Cabo Pulmo National Park ⓘ Isla Espíritu Santo Protected Area ⓘ Isla Rasa Reserve ⓘ Isla San Pedro Mártir Reserve ⓘ Isla Ángel de la Guarda Protected Area ⓘ surface form: Isla Tiburón Protected Area Isla Ángel de la Guarda Protected Area ⓘ Reserva de la Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado ⓘ surface form: Islas del Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve
hasRecreation	diving ⓘ kayaking ⓘ sailing ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ
hasSpecies	California sea lion ⓘ blue whale ⓘ dolphins ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ mobula rays ⓘ numerous endemic fish species ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ sperm whale ⓘ vaquita ⓘ whale shark ⓘ
hasThreat	bycatch of vaquita ⓘ climate change ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ reduced Colorado River flow ⓘ unsustainable tourism ⓘ
hasUNESCOSite	Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California ⓘ
knownFor	high endemism of marine species ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ unique marine ecosystems ⓘ
length	about 1126 kilometers ⓘ about 700 miles ⓘ
locatedBetween	Baja California ⓘ surface form: Baja California Peninsula Mexican mainland ⓘ
locatedIn	eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
maximumDepth	about 3000 meters ⓘ about 9800 feet ⓘ
namedAfter	Hernán Cortés ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
UNESCOSiteDesignation	World Heritage Site ⓘ
UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear	2005 ⓘ
width	up to about 150 miles ⓘ up to about 241 kilometers ⓘ

Referenced by (178)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baja California Peninsula ranges → borderedBy → Gulf of California ⓘ

Baja California → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of California ⓘ

Sonoran Desert → adjacentTo → Gulf of California ⓘ

East Pacific Rise → extendsFrom → Gulf of California ⓘ

Sinaloa → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of California ⓘ

Sinaloa → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of California ⓘ

Nayarit → hasCoastOn → Gulf of California ⓘ

Sonora → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez

Sonora → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of California ⓘ

Colorado River → mouthLocation → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez

Colorado River → dischargeLocation → Gulf of California ⓘ

Colorado River → historicallyEmptiedInto → Gulf of California ⓘ

Gulf of California rift zone → locatedIn → Gulf of California ⓘ

Sierra de la Giganta → locatedNear → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez

Sierra de la Giganta → hasViewOf → Gulf of California ⓘ

Gulf of California → alsoKnownAs → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez

Gulf of California → alsoKnownAs → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mar de Cortés

Gulf of California → alsoKnownAs → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Cortez

Sierra de la Victoria → locatedNear → Gulf of California ⓘ

Mexican Federal Highway 1 → followsCoast → Gulf of California ⓘ

Baja California desert → borderedBy → Gulf of California ⓘ

Baja California Sur → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of California ⓘ

Baja California Sur → coastlineOn → Gulf of California ⓘ

Reserva de la Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado → ubicadaEn → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golfo de California

Loreto, Baja California → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Gulf of California ⓘ

subject surface form: Loreto, Baja California Sur

Loreto, Baja California → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Gulf of California ⓘ

subject surface form: Loreto, Baja California Sur

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez

Seri language → spokenNear → Gulf of California ⓘ

California sea lion → rangeIncludes → Gulf of California ⓘ

Mazatlán, Mexico → locatedOn → Gulf of California ⓘ

subject surface form: Mazatlán

Girl of the Sea of Cortez → setting → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez

Federal Highway 1 → followsCoastOf → Gulf of California ⓘ

California gull → winterRangeIncludes → Gulf of California ⓘ

Hermosillo, Mexico → isNear → Gulf of California ⓘ

subject surface form: Hermosillo

Ciudad Obregón → locatedNear → Gulf of California ⓘ

Puerto Peñasco → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez

Topolobampo → locatedOn → Gulf of California ⓘ

Topolobampo → hasAccessTo → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez

Ahome → hasCoastOn → Gulf of California ⓘ

Guasave → locatedNear → Gulf of California ⓘ

Navolato → locatedNear → Gulf of California ⓘ

Northwestern Mexico → borderedBy → Gulf of California ⓘ

Northwestern Mexico → majorSea → Gulf of California ⓘ

Los Mochis → locatedNear → Gulf of California ⓘ

La Paz → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Gulf of California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sea of Cortez