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Islas San Benito, the Glossary

Index Islas San Benito

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]

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Table of Contents

  1. 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.

  2. Cedros Island
  3. Islands of Baja California
  4. Islands of Ensenada Municipality
  5. 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.

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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

Islands of Baja California

Islands of Ensenada Municipality

Islands of the Pacific Ocean

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islas_San_Benito

Also known as Islas San Benitos, San Benito Island.