Islas San Benito, the Glossary
The Islas San Benito lie in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California, 25 km west of Cedros Island.[1]
Table of Contents
25 relations: Baja California, Cactus, Cassin's auklet, Cedros Island, Census, Common side-blotched lizard, Cylindropuntia prolifera, Cylindropuntia ramosissima, Deinandra streetsii, Dudleya linearis, Endemism, Ensenada Municipality, Evolution, Extinction, Herb, House finch, Lighthouse, List of states of Mexico, Municipalities of Baja California, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Ornithological Applications, Pacific Ocean, Savannah sparrow, Shrub, Taxon.
- Cedros Island
- Islands of Baja California
- Islands of Ensenada Municipality
- Islands of the Pacific Ocean
Baja California
Baja California ('Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Free and Sovereign State of Baja California), is a state in Mexico.
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Cactus
A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.
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Cassin's auklet
Cassin's auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) is a small, chunky seabird that ranges widely in the North Pacific.
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Cedros Island
Cedros Island (Isla de Cedros, "island of cedars" in Spanish) is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the state of Baja California, Mexico. Islas San Benito and Cedros Island are islands of Baja California and islands of Ensenada Municipality.
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Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population.
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Common side-blotched lizard
The common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) is a species of side-blotched lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.
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Cylindropuntia prolifera
Cylindropuntia prolifera, known by the common name Coastal cholla, is a species of cactus.
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Cylindropuntia ramosissima
Cylindropuntia ramosissima is a species of cactus known by the common names diamond cholla and branched pencil cholla.
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Deinandra streetsii
Deinandra streetsii is a rare North American species of plant in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.
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Dudleya linearis
Dudleya linearis is an insular succulent plant known by common name as the San Benitos Liveforever.
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Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
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Ensenada Municipality
Ensenada is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California.
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Evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
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Extinction
Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.
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Herb
In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances.
House finch
The House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a North American bird in the finch family.
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Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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List of states of Mexico
The states are the first-level administrative divisions of Mexico, which is officially named the United Mexican States.
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Municipalities of Baja California
Baja California is a state in Northwest Mexico that is divided into seven municipalities.
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security.
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Ornithological Applications
Ornithological Applications, formerly The Condor and The Condor: Ornithological Applications, is a peer-reviewed quarterly scientific journal covering ornithology.
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
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Savannah sparrow
The Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) is a small New World sparrow that is the only member of the genus Passerculus.
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Shrub
A shrub or bush is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant.
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Taxon
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from taxonomy;: taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
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See also
Cedros Island
- Cedros Island
- Cedros Island mule deer
- Crotalus ruber
- El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
- Eschscholzia elegans
- Isla de Cedros Airport
- Islas San Benito
- Megasoma cedrosa
- Quercus cedrosensis
- Rhus integrifolia
- Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay
Islands of Baja California
- Cedros Island
- Gore Island (Baja California)
- Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve
- Isla Bota
- Isla Cabeza de Caballo
- Isla Calavera
- Isla Cardonosa Este
- Isla Cerraja
- Isla Coloradito
- Isla Coronado
- Isla El Muerto
- Isla Encantada
- Isla Flecha
- Isla Granito
- Isla La Ventana
- Isla Lagartija
- Isla Mejia
- Isla Mitlan
- Isla Partida (Baja California)
- Isla Pata
- Isla Piojo
- Isla Pond
- Isla Rasa
- Isla Roca Lobos
- Isla Salsipuedes
- Isla San Jerónimo
- Isla San Lorenzo Norte
- Isla San Lorenzo Sur
- Isla San Luis
- Isla San Martín
- Isla Todos Santos
- Isla Willard
- Islas San Benito
- Islotes Blancos
- List of coastal islands of the Californias
Islands of Ensenada Municipality
- Cedros Island
- Guadalupe Island
- Isla Bota
- Isla Cabeza de Caballo
- Isla Calavera
- Isla Cerraja
- Isla Coronado
- Isla Flecha
- Isla La Ventana
- Isla Mitlan
- Isla Pata
- Isla Piojo
- Isla San Jerónimo
- Isla San Martín
- Isla Todos Santos
- Islas San Benito
Islands of the Pacific Ocean
- Anson Archipelago
- Bangka Island (North Sulawesi)
- Bishop and Clerk Islets
- Buru
- Davis Land
- Ganges Island
- Geography of Taiwan
- Greater Sunda Islands
- History of the Pacific Islands
- Islas San Benito
- Judge and Clerk Islets
- Kunashir
- List of islands in the Pacific Ocean
- List of islands of Taiwan
- Lombok
- Los Jardines
- Macquarie Island
- María de Lajara
- Melanesia
- Morotai
- New Guinea
- New Zealand outlying islands
- Norfolk Island
- Pitt Island
- Podesta (island)
- Poll Island
- Sakhalin
- Santa Rosae
- Shumagin Islands
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islas_San_Benito
Also known as Islas San Benitos, San Benito Island.