BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES
Sea of Cortez - Gulf of California - GLOBAL 200 - priority area
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Location:

 Eastern Pacific

Biome:

 Tropical Upwelling

Size:

 4.289 km 2
Status:
 Critical/ Endangered
General:
 Varied geography. All major oceanographic processes occurring in the planet’s oceans are present here.
Special: Extraordinary diversity of terrestrial and marine life. Unique ecoregion of high priority for biodiversity conservation. High endemism.
Climate:
Very dry, with temperatures of 18° to 22°C
Fauna:
 891 fish species, 90 of which are endemic. The Sea of Cortez contains 39% of the world’s total number of species of marine mammals and a third of the world’s marine cetacean species.
Flora:
 Islands and coastal areas of the Sea of Cortez are home to 695 vascular plant species, more than in any marine and insular property on the World Heritage List.
Dangers:

Overfishing, industrial development, pollution, dam construction in the northern part.
photos references
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