Ojo de Liebre Lagoon

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Ojo de Liebre Lagoon is a coastal lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico, renowned as a major winter breeding and calving ground for gray whales and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
coastal lagoon ⓘ
lagoon ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Laguna Ojo de Liebre ⓘ
Scammon Lagoon ⓘ
linked to: Scammon’s Lagoon
climate arid ⓘ
connectedTo Pacific Ocean ⓘ
conservationImportance critical breeding habitat for gray whales ⓘ
conservationStatus protected under Mexican law ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
ecoregion Baja California desert ecoregion ⓘ
governingBody Mexican federal government ⓘ
National Commission of Natural Protected Areas of Mexico ⓘ
habitatFor bottlenose dolphin ⓘ
gray whale ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
sea turtle ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
historicalUse 19th-century whaling area ⓘ
knownFor gray whale calving area ⓘ
gray whale winter breeding ground ⓘ
high gray whale density in winter ⓘ
salt production nearby ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ
locatedIn Baja California Sur ⓘ
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
locatedOn Pacific coast of Mexico ⓘ
mainWhaleSeasonMonths February ⓘ
January ⓘ
March ⓘ
namedAfter Ojo de Liebre ("hare’s eye") ⓘ
near Guerrero Negro ⓘ
Guerrero Negro saltworks ⓘ
partOf El Vizcaíno Whale Sanctuary ⓘ
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
gray whale migration route ⓘ
primaryUseNearby industrial salt production ⓘ
RamsarDesignation wetland important for waterbirds ⓘ
RamsarStatus Ramsar wetland of international importance ⓘ
region El Vizcaíno Desert ⓘ
linked to: Vizcaíno Desert
state Baja California Sur ⓘ
surroundedBy coastal desert ⓘ
tourismActivity boat-based whale watching ⓘ
tourismSeason winter ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1993 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural site ⓘ
waterBodyType hypersaline lagoon ⓘ

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Guerrero Negro → near → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ
Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve → contains → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ
Mulegé → hasProtectedArea → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon whale sanctuary ⓘ
linked to: Ojo de Liebre Lagoon
Vizcaíno Desert → contains → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ
Guerrero Negro Airport → near → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ
port of Guerrero Negro → partOf → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ
port of Guerrero Negro → near → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ
saltworks of Guerrero Negro → locatedNear → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ
Guerrero Negro salt flats → partOf → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon system ⓘ
linked to: Ojo de Liebre Lagoon
Guerrero Negro salt flats → near → Ojo de Liebre Lagoon ⓘ