San Esteban Island

Island in Sonora, Mexico

28°41′51″N 112°34′39″W / 28.69750°N 112.57750°W / 28.69750; -112.57750Administration

Mexico

StateSonoraDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

San Esteban Island (Spanish: Isla San Esteban, Seri: Coftéecöl [koɸˈtɛːkʷɬ] and sometimes Hast [ʔast])^[1] is a small island in the Gulf of California, Mexico, located to the southwest of Tiburón Island. It is part of the Municipality of Hermosillo in Sonora and has a land area of 39.773 km² (15.356 sq mi), the 15th-largest island in Mexico. It is located in the Gulf of California. It was once inhabited by a group of the Seri people.^[2]

San Esteban Island is home to many types of rare animal species found on only a few of the islands, such as the San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius), the spiny chuckwalla (S. hispidus) and the spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa).^[3]

References

^ Mary B. Moser and Stephen A. Marlett, compilers (2005) Comcáac quih yaza quih hant ihíip hac: Diccionario seri-español-inglés [1] Hermosillo, Sonora and Mexico City: Universidad de Sonora and Plaza y Valdés Editores.
^ Edward W. Moser (1963) "Seri Bands" in The Kiva 28.3:14–27. (online Spanish version)
^ "Exploring the Sea of Cortez". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-02-01.