Isla Partida is a Mexican island of volcanic origin located in the north central part of the
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California (), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Vermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from ...
, and is a
homonym
In linguistics, homonyms are words which are either; '' homographs''—words that mean different things, but have the same spelling (regardless of pronunciation), or '' homophones''—words that mean different things, but have the same pronunciat ...
of
an island south of this same gulf, which is located next to
Isla Espíritu Santo
Isla Espíritu Santo is an uninhabited island in the Gulf of California, off the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is separated from Isla Partida by a narrow canal.
Together, the islands are part of La Paz Municipality and are both a s ...
. It belongs to
Baja California
Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...
, specifically within the jurisdiction of
municipality of Mexicali, although it is much closer to the coasts of the municipality of Ensenada.
References
Islands of Mexicali Municipality
Islands of Baja California
Uninhabited islands of Mexico
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