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