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In his book, The Log from the Sea of Cortez, author John Steinbeck wrote of his stay in Bahía de los Ángeles, the last stop on the peninsula before rounding Isla Ángel de la Guarda. [7] Bahia is also the home of the "Museo de Naturaleza y Cultura", established in 1988 by American Carolina Shepard and built by volunteers.
The largest bays along the coastline of the Gulf are Bahia de La Paz where the city of La Paz is located, and Bahia Concepcion. The Bahía de los Ángeles is a small bay located west of the Canal de las Ballenas which separates the Baja California peninsula from the large island of Isla Ángel de la Guarda in the Gulf of California.
Ciudad Morelos, Baja California; Cneoridium dumosum (Nuttall) Hooker F. Collected March 26, 1960, at an Elevation of about 1450 Meters on Cerro Quemazón, 15 Miles South of Bahía de Los Angeles, Baja California, México, Apparently for a Southeastward Range Extension of Some 140 Miles; Coronado Islands; El Carrizo Reservoir; El Rosario, Baja ...
Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (IATA: BHL) is a paved airstrip located 2 miles North of Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, Mexico. It handles general aviation service for the town of Bahía de los Ángeles. There is a permanent military guard for the security of the facilities and the aircraft, although two aircraft were reported stolen ...
Isla Cabeza de Caballo, or Head of the Horse, is an island in the Gulf of California, located within Bahía de los Ángeles east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Ensenada Municipality. There is a lighthouse located on Isla Cabeza de Caballo along the channel into the harbor of Bahía de los Ángeles.
Coronado Island and the Bahía de los Ángeles were part of that expedition. The resulting book by Steinbeck and Ricketts, The Log from the Sea of Cortez, remains a classic document of the natural history and ecology of the Gulf of California. Today, the uninhabited island is a refuge with a rich marine assemblage, especially when compared to ...
The South Bay is a region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in the southwest corner of Los Angeles County. The name stems from its geographic location stretching along the southern shore of Santa Monica Bay. The South Bay contains sixteen cities plus portions of the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated portions of the county. The ...
A few kilometers north along Highway 1 is Parador Punta Prieta, where Highway 12 takes off to the east towards Bahía de los Ángeles and Punta La Gringa. See also [ edit ]