Guadalupe Island

Guadalupe Island, or Isla Guadalupe, (28°53′ N 118°18′ W) is a 253.8 km² (98 square miles) volcanic island located 241 kilometers (150 miles) off the west coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and some 400 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of the border city of Tijuana in Baja California state.

It shares the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion with the Channel Islands of California in the United States, and many unique island or marine species that reside on or near Guadalupe also frequent the Channel Islands, and vice-versa. Guadalupe is considered one of the best spots in the world for great white shark sights.

NB: Guadalupe Island should not be confused with the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

Wildlife

• Guadalupe Caracara (Polyborus lutosus), extinct
• Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
• Guadalupe Junco (Junco insularis)

External links

• Photographs of Isla Guadalupe
• Expedition 2000 to Isla Guadalupe—A Binational Multidisciplinary Expedition