🌿 Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

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The El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, created in 1988, is located in Mulegé Municipality in northern Baja California Sur, at the center of the Baja California Peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California. With an area of over 24,930 km2 (9,630 sq mi)), it is the largest wildlife refuge in Mexico and borders the northern edge of the Valle de los Cirios Protected Area of Flora and Fauna.

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Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California is a natural World Heritage site in Mexico, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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