Isla del Espiritu Santo and Isla Partida MX
Isla del Espiritu Santo and Isla Partida MX
Isla del Espiritu Santo (24°28'N., 110°20'W.) is of volcanic origin and has several prominent peaks. The summit of this large island is 595m high and rises in the N part. With the exception of the shoals extending S into Canal de San Lorenzo and several small islets lying close off its W side, this island is steep-to within 1 mile of the shore. Punta Lobos, a rocky and high point, forms the E extremity of the island. A light is shown from a metal tower, 9m high, standing close SW of this point.
Isla la Partida, 335m high, lies close N of Isla del Espiritu Santo from which it is now separated by a narrow, shallow channel.
Isla Ballena, barren and rocky, lies close W of the NW part of Isla del Espiritu Santo. A light is shown from a metal framework tower, 7m high, standing at the SE end of this islet.
Punta Dispensa, a rocky bluff, forms the SW extremity of Isla del Espiritu Santo. A prominent red mound, 65m high, rises 0.3 mile N of this point and consists of lumps of lava.
Los Islotes (24°36'N., 110°24'W.), consisting of three flat and steep-to islets, lies about 0.5 mile N of the N extremity of Isla la Partida. A light is shown from a framework tower, 11m high, standing on the largest islet, which is 15m high.
Caution.—A depth of 13.4m has been reported (2002) to lie about 8 miles NE of Los Islotes.
(SD Pub-153)
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This island is north of La Paz, Baja California MX. One of my favorite authors, John Steinbeck, cruised along the shores of this island with his friend "Doc" Ed Ricketts. They searched and gathered examples of sea life within the Sea of Cortez. The island to the north is Isla Partida. Both of these islands are part of an entire group of islands that stretch from below La Paz up to Isla Angel de la Guarda. They are classified as desert islands. They are virtually uninhabited. They do have visitors - primarily divers, fishermen, boaters and kayakers. The islands are made up of a series of east-west hills and valleys. The deep blue features are saltwater ponds/lagoons. The islands are home to lots of birds.
I must make the obvious observation, Isla Partida looks like a Mayan glyph of a warrior facing to the west with arms and legs outstretched.
