Isla Rasa

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Isla Rasa is a small, remote island in Mexico’s Gulf of California known as a critical seabird nesting site and protected wildlife refuge.

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Isla Rasa canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area less than 1 square kilometre ⓘ
biodiversitySignificance supports a high proportion of the world population of Heermann’s gull ⓘ
supports a high proportion of the world population of elegant tern ⓘ
conservationIssue disturbance to nesting seabirds ⓘ
historical egg harvesting ⓘ
conservationMeasure access restrictions during breeding season ⓘ
legal protection as a wildlife refuge ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
ecoregion Gulf of California xeric scrub ⓘ
governingBody Mexican federal environmental authorities ⓘ
habitatType arid island ⓘ
rocky and sandy terrain ⓘ
humanUse seasonal scientific research station ⓘ
knownFor critical seabird breeding habitat in the Gulf of California ⓘ
large breeding colonies of Heermann’s gull ⓘ
large breeding colonies of elegant tern ⓘ
seabird nesting site ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Gulf of California ⓘ
Islas San Lorenzo archipelago ⓘ
Mexican state of Baja California ⓘ
linked to: Baja California
meaningOfName “flat island” in Spanish ⓘ
partOf Gulf of California Islands ⓘ
population uninhabited by permanent human residents ⓘ
protectedStatus Important Bird Area ⓘ
biosphere reserve component ⓘ
wildlife refuge ⓘ
surroundedBy Gulf of California waters ⓘ
linked to: Gulf of California

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