Isla Rasa

Isla Rasa
	Isla Rasa
Geography
Location	Gulf of California
Coordinates	28°49′26.12″N112°58′49.03″W / 28.8239222°N 112.9802861°W
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Administration
	Mexico
State	Baja California
Demographics
Population	uninhabited
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	2 February 2006
Reference no.	1603

Last updated August 11, 2023

Isla Rasa is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Mexicali Municipality. The 0.21 sq./mi island has three small ponds and has small shed located in the center of the island.

Biology

Isla Rasa has three species of reptiles: Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Sauromalus hispidus (spiny chuckwalla), and Uta stansburiana (common side-blotched lizard).^[2]

Isla Rasa is also the primary nesting site for about 95% of the world's Heermann's gulls and elegant terns.

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References

↑ "Isla Rasa". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
↑ "Isla Rasa". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. pp. 55–56, 195–196. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.

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[1] "Isla Rasa". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[2] "Isla Rasa". Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California. 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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