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# Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Islands and coasts of the Gulf of California · Mexico

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 2005.

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Area / regionIslands and coasts of the Gulf of California

Country / geographic scopeMexico

Place typeNature

Point coordinates27.62667, -112.54583

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Natural · Inscription: 2005

Property components: 12. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1182/)

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## Sources and accuracy
[Reference 1 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1182/)

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