Laguna Ojo de Liebre
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Laguna Ojo de Liebre is a coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico, renowned as one of the world’s primary winter breeding and calving grounds for gray whales.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lagoon
ⓘ
gray whale breeding area ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Municipality of Mulegé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Scammon’s Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | State of Baja California Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Nearctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Pacific Ocean via channels ⓘ |
| conservationImportance | critical habitat for gray whale reproduction ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| economicActivityNearby | salt production ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
coastal lagoon ecosystem
ⓘ
hypersaline lagoon ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
fish
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
salt flats nearby
ⓘ
shallow waters ⓘ sheltered environment ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosts | migratory gray whales ⓘ |
| importanceForSpecies | gray whale migration cycle ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gray whale calving grounds
ⓘ
gray whale winter breeding ⓘ whale watching ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baja California Sur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of Mexico ⓘ |
| marineEcoregion | Tropical Eastern Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Guerrero Negro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vizcaíno Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | El Vizcaíno Lagoon Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySpecies | gray whale ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | part of a biosphere reserve ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the world’s main gray whale breeding areas ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| seasonalUse | winter breeding season for gray whales ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
ecotourism
ⓘ
regulated whale watching tours ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | within a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | gray whale nursery ⓘ |
| waterType |
brackish
ⓘ
marine ⓘ |
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