San Esteban Island
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San Esteban Island is a small island in the Gulf of California
, Mexico
, located to the southwest of Tiburón Island
. It is part of the Municipality
of Hermosillo
in Sonora
, and has a land area of 39.773 km² (15.356 sq mi), the 15th-largest island in Mexico. It is located in the Sea of Cortés. It was once inhabited by a group of the Seri people.
San Esteban Island is home to many types of odd species found on only a few of the islands, such as the San Esteban Chuckwalla
(Sauromalus varius), the spiny chuckwalla (S. hispidus) and the spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa).
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, located to the southwest of Tiburón Island
Tiburón Island
Tiburón Island is both the largest island in the Gulf of California and the largest island in Mexico, with an area of . It was made a nature reserve in 1963 by President Adolfo López Mateos. Tiburón is Spanish for shark. The etymology of the Seri name is unknown...
. It is part of the Municipality
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
of Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
in Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, and has a land area of 39.773 km² (15.356 sq mi), the 15th-largest island in Mexico. It is located in the Sea of Cortés. It was once inhabited by a group of the Seri people.
San Esteban Island is home to many types of odd species found on only a few of the islands, such as the San Esteban Chuckwalla
San Esteban Chuckwalla
The San Esteban chuckwalla is a species of chuckwalla belonging to the Iguanidae family endemic to San Esteban Island in the Sea of Cortés...
(Sauromalus varius), the spiny chuckwalla (S. hispidus) and the spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa).