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Islas San Benito

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tower, 4 m high, stands in the southern part of the island. The main lighthouse, a prominent, 17 m high tower with a dwelling, stands near the northwest extremity of the island. Rocas Pinaculo, two steep-to rocks, lie 1.6 km west of Benito del Oeste.
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The group consists of three barren islands, with a total area of 3.899 km, and is surrounded by rocks and patches of kelp. The
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Disappeared c. the 1940s, mainly due to overhunting by biological specimen collectors.
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In: PUB153 Sailing Directions (Enroute): West Coasts of Mexico & Central America
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (2007):
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California/Mexico Island Conservation Database (2007):
86:(West Benito); the other islands are uninhabited. 23:Location of Cedros Island and Islas San Benito in 378:Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER) 411:(10th ed.): 9–18. ProStar Publications, Inc. 8: 426: 424: 481: 396: 394: 405:Sector 2 – West coast of Baja California 223:Due to the islands' remoteness, several 82:of 2001 recorded a population of two on 451:Thayer, John E.; Bangs, Outram (1907). 401:National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 368: 39:with Islas San Benito in the upper left 16:Island group of Baja California, Mexico 215:is rather plentiful at breeding time. 187:The vegetation consists mainly of low 63:. They are part of the Cedros Island 7: 14: 243:San Benito side-blotched lizard, 544:Islands of Ensenada Municipality 432:Plant accounts: Guadalupe Island 353: 258:Carpodacus mexicanus mcgregori 112:(Central Benito, 0.4 km) 1: 559:Uninhabited islands of Mexico 564:Islands of the Pacific Ocean 149:(East Benito, 0.9 km) 580: 549:Islands of Baja California 51:off the west coast of the 283:Passerculus sandwichensis 441:. Retrieved 2007-OCT-10. 388:. Retrieved 2007-OCT-10. 202:Cylindropuntia prolifera 483:2027/hvd.32044072249907 69:Ensenada (municipality) 37:photo of Cedros Island, 520:28.30333°N 115.59000°W 334:– West and East Benito 331:Mammillaria neopalmeri 318:– West and East Benito 195:as well as some large 168:28.30083°N 115.54028°W 131:28.30833°N 115.56500°W 40: 26: 342:– only on West Benito 310:– only on West Benito 302:– only on West Benito 276:Passerculus rostratus 90:Geography and ecology 59:, 25 km west of 32: 22: 525:28.30333; -115.59000 273:San Benito sparrow, 173:28.30083; -115.54028 136:28.30833; -115.56500 516: /  315:Hemizonia streetsii 164: /  127: /  67:, a subdivision of 437:2007-12-08 at the 383:2011-06-13 at the 339:Senecio benedictus 41: 27: 299:Cryptantha patula 109:Benito del Centro 571: 531: 530: 528: 527: 526: 521: 517: 514: 513: 512: 509: 496: 495: 485: 457: 448: 442: 428: 419: 398: 389: 373: 363: 358: 357: 307:Dudleya linearis 246:Uta stansburiana 179: 178: 176: 175: 174: 169: 165: 162: 161: 160: 157: 142: 141: 139: 138: 137: 132: 128: 125: 124: 123: 120: 96:Benito del Oeste 84:Benito del Oeste 45:Islas San Benito 579: 578: 574: 573: 572: 570: 569: 568: 534: 533: 524: 522: 518: 515: 510: 507: 505: 503: 502: 500: 499: 474:10.2307/1361136 455: 450: 449: 445: 439:Wayback Machine 429: 422: 399: 392: 385:Wayback Machine 374: 370: 359: 352: 349: 221: 213:Cassin's auklet 172: 170: 166: 163: 158: 155: 153: 151: 150: 146:Benito del Este 135: 133: 129: 126: 121: 118: 116: 114: 113: 92: 73:Baja California 57:Baja California 38: 25:Baja California 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 577: 575: 567: 566: 561: 556: 551: 546: 536: 535: 498: 497: 443: 420: 390: 367: 366: 365: 364: 361:Islands portal 348: 345: 344: 343: 335: 327: 323:Malva pacifica 319: 311: 303: 289: 288: 270: 269: 265: 264: 250: 220: 217: 208:C. ramosissima 91: 88: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 576: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 554:Cedros Island 552: 550: 547: 545: 542: 541: 539: 532: 529: 493: 489: 484: 479: 475: 471: 467: 463: 462: 454: 447: 444: 440: 436: 433: 427: 425: 421: 418: 417:1-57785-559-0 414: 410: 406: 402: 397: 395: 391: 387: 386: 382: 379: 372: 369: 362: 356: 351: 346: 341: 340: 336: 333: 332: 328: 326:– all islands 325: 324: 320: 317: 316: 312: 309: 308: 304: 301: 300: 296: 295: 294: 293: 286: 284: 279: 277: 272: 271: 267: 266: 263: 259: 255: 251: 249: 247: 242: 241: 240: 239: 235: 233: 229: 226: 218: 216: 214: 210: 209: 204: 203: 198: 194: 190: 185: 183: 182:Canal de Peck 177: 148: 147: 140: 111: 110: 105: 102: 98: 97: 89: 87: 85: 81: 76: 74: 70: 66: 62: 61:Cedros Island 58: 54: 53:Mexican state 50: 49:Pacific Ocean 46: 36: 35:Space Shuttle 31: 21: 501: 468:(3): 77–81. 465: 459: 446: 408: 376: 371: 337: 329: 321: 313: 305: 297: 291: 290: 281: 274: 257: 244: 237: 236: 222: 206: 200: 186: 181: 145: 144: 108: 107: 106: 95: 94: 93: 83: 77: 64: 44: 42: 523: / 511:115°35′24″W 254:house finch 252:San Benito 171: / 159:115°32′25″W 134: / 122:115°33′54″W 47:lie in the 538:Categories 508:28°18′12″N 347:References 156:28°18′03″N 119:28°18′30″N 101:lighthouse 65:delegación 33:annotated 285:sanctorum 278:sanctorum 435:Archived 403:(2004): 381:Archived 248:stellata 238:Animals: 219:Endemism 492:1361136 292:Plants: 262:extinct 232:evolved 225:endemic 490:  461:Condor 415:  234:here: 189:shrubs 80:census 488:JSTOR 456:(PDF) 230:have 197:cacti 193:herbs 413:ISBN 280:(or 228:taxa 191:and 143:and 43:The 478:hdl 470:doi 55:of 540:: 486:. 476:. 464:. 458:. 423:^ 407:. 393:^ 260:– 256:, 205:, 75:. 71:, 494:. 480:: 472:: 466:9 287:) 199:(

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Space Shuttle
Pacific Ocean
Mexican state
Baja California
Cedros Island
Ensenada (municipality)
Baja California
census
lighthouse
28°18′30″N 115°33′54″W / 28.30833°N 115.56500°W / 28.30833; -115.56500
28°18′03″N 115°32′25″W / 28.30083°N 115.54028°W / 28.30083; -115.54028
shrubs
herbs
cacti
Cylindropuntia prolifera
C. ramosissima
Cassin's auklet
endemic
taxa
evolved
Uta stansburiana
house finch
extinct
Passerculus rostratus
Passerculus sandwichensis
Cryptantha patula
Dudleya linearis
Hemizonia streetsii

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