San Ignacio Lagoon
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San Ignacio Lagoon is a remote coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico, renowned as one of the world’s primary winter calving and nursery grounds for gray whales and a key site for whale watching and marine conservation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laguna San Ignacio | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lagoon
ⓘ
gray whale calving ground ⓘ lagoon ⓘ whale watching destination ⓘ |
| access |
small airstrips
ⓘ
unpaved roads ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
hypersaline lagoon system ⓘ |
| governedBy | National Commission of Natural Protected Areas of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
dolphins
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ migratory shorebirds ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ |
| humanUse |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
regulated eco‑tourism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close human–whale interactions
ⓘ
gray whale nursery grounds ⓘ gray whale winter calving grounds ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ whale watching ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baja California Sur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mulegé Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pacific coast of Baja California Peninsula ⓘ |
| managementFocus |
conservation of marine biodiversity
ⓘ
gray whale protection ⓘ sustainable tourism ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | San Ignacio, Baja California Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBehaviorObserved |
gray whales allowing petting by humans
ⓘ
gray whales approaching boats ⓘ |
| partOf |
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vizcaíno Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakWhaleSeason | February to March ⓘ |
| primarySpecies | Eastern North Pacific gray whale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus |
biosphere reserve core zone
ⓘ
marine sanctuary ⓘ |
| receivesGrayWhalesFrom |
Arctic feeding grounds
ⓘ
Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | desert landscape ⓘ |
| tourismActivity | boat‑based whale watching ⓘ |
| tourismRegulation |
licensed local operators
ⓘ
limited number of boats ⓘ |
| typicalWhaleSeason | December to April ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.