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Isla San Pedro Martir at sunset with extensive forest of Cardon Cactus seen on the summit ridge of the island, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world.
Location: Isla San Pedro Martir, Sonora, Mexico
Image ID: 40397  

Isla San Pedro Martir aerial photo, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. San Pedro Martir Island and its marine life are, since 2002, part of the San Pedro Martir Biosphere Reserve, and is regarded as a natural laboratory of adaptive evolution, similar to that of the Galapagos Islands. It is home to 292 species of fauna and flora (both land-based and aquatic), with 42 species protected by Mexican law, and 30 listed on the Red List of Threatened Species. San Pedro Martir is also unique in the area for its year-round quantity of birds. The island is the only island in the area with a perpetually swirling cloud of sea birds. This is because the water around the island, has some of the most successful marine productivity in the world.
Location: Isla San Pedro Martir, Sonora, Mexico
Image ID: 40419  

Offshore Islets of San Pedro Martir Island, Sea of Cortez. Small rocky islets around the larger Midriff Islands in the Sea of Cortez offer some of the best diving in the Sea of Cortez with a rich variety of invertebrate and fish life.
Location: Isla San Pedro Martir, Sonora, Mexico
Image ID: 40423  

Aerial photo of Islas San Lorenzo in the Sea of Cortez. San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park is a national park of Mexico located on San Lorenzo Island part of an archipelago in the Gulf of California off the eastern coast of Baja California. The San Lorenzo Archipelago is considered one of the most important ecological areas of the Gulf of California. The Island and surrounding areas are part of a rich ecosystem comprised by a grand variety of flora and marine fauna. This area is protected by the Mexican federal government Norma Oficial Mexicana because of its importance as a habitat for several endangered species.
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40440  

Boat Ambar at Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33513  

Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Elephant cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33624  

Sunset over Isla San Francisquito, Aerial View, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla San Francisquito, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33660  

Boat Ambar and School of Fish, Ensenada el Embudo, Isla Partida, aerial photo.
Location: Isla Partida, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32456  

Whale shark opens mouth wide to slurp clouds of mysid shrimp and krill, Rhincodon typus, Bahia de los Angeles, Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
Species: Whale shark, Rhincodon typus
Location: Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40479  

Longnose hawkfish on black coral, underwater, Sea of Cortez, Baja California.
Species: Black coral, Longnose hawkfish, Antipatharia, Oxycirrhites typus
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33615  

Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32503  

Punta Alta and La Cueva, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, aerial photograph.
Location: Punta Alta, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32435  

Punta Prieta and San Gabriel Bay, Aerial Photo, Sunset.
Location: Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32472  
Panorama dimensions: 4377 x 8221

Black coral on Healthy Coral Reef, Antipatharia, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Black coral, Antipatharia
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33503  

Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32495  

Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32556  

Sea Lions playing in shallow water, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32597  

Isla San Jose, Aerial Photo, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33507  

Isla Partida north end and Punta Maru, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla Partida, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32391  

Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32487  

Sea Lion Underwater, Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Los Islotes, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32488  

Boat Ambar, Sunrise, Sherry's Bay, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33489