Tortuga Island, Baja California Sur facts for kids
 Isla Tortuga
Location in Mexico
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| Location | Gulf of California |
| Coordinates | 27°26′42″N 111°52′51″W / 27.44500°N 111.88083°W |
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Mexico
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| State | Baja California Sur |
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| Population | uninhabited |
Isla Tortuga (Tortuga Island) is an island in the Gulf of California, created relatively recently in geologic terms by the volcanism associated with the East Pacific Rise. It lies east-northeast of the city of Santa Rosalía, in Mulegé Municipality. It has a surface area of 11.374 km2 (4.39 sq mi).
Biology
The Tortuga Island rattlesnake (Crotalus tortugensis) is a species endemic to Isla Tortuga — it is found nowhere else. It is very abundant on the island and found everywhere on the island, except in the caldera of the volcano.
See also
In Spanish: Isla Tortuga (Baja California Sur) para niños
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