Guadalupe Island, Mexico
E451676
Guadalupe Island, Mexico is a remote Pacific island off the Baja California coast known for its rich marine life, including major colonies of northern elephant seals and great white sharks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guadalupe Island | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
volcanic island ⓘ |
| belongsToArchipelago | Guadalupe Island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semiarid ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| designatedAs | biosphere reserve of Mexico ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction |
requires special permits
ⓘ
restricted access ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDistanceFromMainland |
about 150 miles
ⓘ
about 240 km ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssues |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | biosphere reserve ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | off the west coast of Baja California Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasHighestElevation |
about 1298 m
ⓘ
about 4260 ft ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumanSettlementType |
fishing camp
ⓘ
small naval base ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | Mexican protected natural area ⓘ |
| hasMajorHabitatType |
coastal scrub
ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ montane woodland remnants ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIslet |
Islote Adentro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islote Afuera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Guadalupe cypress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guadalupe fur seal ⓘ Guadalupe juniper ⓘ Guadalupe murrelet NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalupe palm ⓘ great white shark ⓘ northern elephant seal ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasRestorationEffort |
goat eradication programs
ⓘ
native vegetation restoration ⓘ |
| hasVegetationHistory | significant deforestation by introduced goats ⓘ |
| knownFor |
great white shark aggregation
ⓘ
northern elephant seal colonies ⓘ rich marine life ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Baja California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time (Mexico) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military presence
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ shark cage diving tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guadalupe fur seal
this entity surface form:
Guadalupe Island
this entity surface form:
Guadalupe Island