Isla Rasa

Isla Rasa
Isla Rasa is located in Mexico
Isla Rasa
Location within Mexico
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Coordinates28°49′26.12″N 112°58′49.03″W / 28.8239222°N 112.9802861°W / 28.8239222; -112.9802861
Highest elevation10 m (30 ft)
Administration
Mexico
Baja California
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Designated2 February 2006
Reference no.1603
Northern middle part of the peninsula, showing the islands of the gulf and some of the Pacific.
Northern middle part of the peninsula, showing the islands of the gulf and some of the Pacific.

Isla Rasa is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Mexicali Municipality. The 0.21 sq./mi island has three small ponds and has small shed located in the center of the island.

Biology

Isla Rasa has three species of reptiles: Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).

Isla Rasa is also the primary nesting site for about 95% of the world's Heermann's gulls and elegant terns.

References

  1. ↑ "Isla Rasa". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Isla Rasa". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.