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San Ignacio Lagoon (Laguna San Ignacio) is a lagoon located in Mulegé Municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, 59 kilometers (37 mi) from San Ignacio, Mexico, and Highway 1. It is one of the winter sanctuaries of the eastern Pacific gray whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ).
Capt. Charles M Scammon, Scientist Overland Monthly Scammon's 1874 illustration of a gray whale. Charles Melville Scammon (1825–1911) was a 19th-century whaleman , naturalist , and author. He was the first to hunt the gray whales of both Laguna Ojo de Liebre and San Ignacio Lagoon , the former also known as "Scammon's Lagoon" after him.
A large spring-fed pond and small river on the outskirts of town feeds into the central plaza and village next to the eighteenth-century Jesuit mission. San Ignacio serves as the gateway to San Ignacio Lagoon, the winter time sanctuary of the Pacific gray whale.
A beloved whale ditched his migration to Mexico and went to Washington’s Puget Sound months early to snack on shrimp, a whale group said. Little Patch was spotted and identified Dec. 11 in the ...
The whale’s route of migration, however, remains unknown. The latest study provides further proof of long-distance migration by humpback whales. Researchers say that understanding how frequently ...
The whale was spotted swimming off the coast of California. Watch ‘miracle whale’ keep up with 10,000-mile migration — despite missing its tail Skip to main content
Laguna San Ignacio is a small village located on the San Ignacio Lagoon shore, a world-renowned nursery and breeding ground for the gray whale that is within the limits of the El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve. The airstrip is used solely for general aviation purposes, specially for whale watching tourism. The RCX code is the official identifier.
Exportadora de Sal S.A. (abbreviated as ESSA) is a company dedicated to salt production through solar evaporation of sea water in the Ojo de Liebre Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Founded in 1954 by American shipping businessman Daniel K. Ludwig , it is currently partially owned by the Mexican government and Mitsubishi.