Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve

Biosphere reserve in Mexico | designated in 1993. Extended in 1995
Place protected_area Q5671143
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Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve

Summary

Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve is a protected area[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve was a member of Man and the Biosphere Programme[3].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve was a member of Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network[4].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve is located in Sonora[5].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve is located in Baja California[6].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve is in the country of Mexico[7].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's image is recorded as ISS-64 Colorado River Delta and Gulf of California, Mexico.jpg[8].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's image is recorded as Desierto de Sonora y Golfo de California.JPG[9].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's instance of is recorded as protected area[10].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's instance of is recorded as biosphere reserve[11].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's instance of is recorded as nature reserve[12].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's instance of is recorded as territory[13].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's location is recorded as Gulf of California[14].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.737222222222, 'lon': -114.5425}[15].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1182-002[16].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's WDPA ID is recorded as 101409[17].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category VI: Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources[18].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's official website is recorded as https://simec.conanp.gob.mx/ficha.php?anp=2&reg=2[19].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[20].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site[21].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's GeoNames ID is recorded as 8551762[22].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's relief location map is recorded as Mexico relief location map.jpg[23].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+934756.25'}[24].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+934756'}[25].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 11760674[26].
  • Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL is recorded as http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/mexico/alto-golfo-de-california/[27].

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Geography

Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve is in the country of Mexico[7]. Located in include Sonora[5], a state of Mexico[28], in Mexico[29], founded in 1831[30] and Baja California[6], a state of Mexico[31], in Mexico[32], founded in 1804[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+934756.25'}[24] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+934756'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include protected area[10], biosphere reserve[11], nature reserve[12], and territory[13]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site[20] and Ramsar site[21].

Why It Matters

Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve ranks in the top 7% of protected_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . Q1194038. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . simec.conanp.gob.mx. simec.conanp.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . simec.conanp.gob.mx. simec.conanp.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . whsrn.org. whsrn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . protectedplanet.net. protectedplanet.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . world-heritage-datasheets.unep-wcmc.org. world-heritage-datasheets.unep-wcmc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . internacionales.pri.org.mx. internacionales.pri.org.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . rsis.ramsar.org. rsis.ramsar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . geonames.org. geonames.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . simec.conanp.gob.mx. simec.conanp.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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