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Altamura Island (Spanish: Isla Altamura or de Altamura) is an island of México, in the Gulf of California. It is located in the bahía de Santa María, on the west coast of the state of Sinaloa, southwest of Saliaca Island, separated by an area of shallow water. It is located 70 kilometers (43 mi) west of Culiacán. Its area is 101.17 square kilometers (39.06 sq mi), and it is approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) long, while its width ranges from 900 meters (3,000 ft) to 3.7 kilometers (2.3 mi). It is one of the largest private islands in the world.[1][2]

Altamura Island

Native name: Isla Altamura (or Isla de Altamura)
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Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	24°53′00″N 108°08′00″W
Adjacent to	Ocean
Area	101.17 km2 (39.06 sq mi)
Administration
Mexico
Sinaloa

It is a barrier island with open beaches and large sand dunes. In the southern part there are intertidal zones made of silt, clay, sand and gravel; in the remaining part of the island there is coastline, as well as large dunes of sand in the northwestern part.

It is part of the bahía de Santa María complex, and there is a great variety of marine life, migratory birds and even whales.[3]

References

External links

• Private Islands
• "Angostura"
• Isla Altamura, un viaje a la naturaleza y vida silvestre
• Isla Altamura, un paraíso dentro de la Bahía Santa María Archived 2019-12-09 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

• Antonio García Cubas. Diccionario geográfico, histórico y biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (PDF). Vol. Tomo I (ALC-ALT). National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

На других языках

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- [en] Altamura Island

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[es] Isla Altamura

La isla Altamura o de Altamura es una isla de México en el mar de Cortés. Se ubica en la bahía de Santa María, en la costa del estado de Sinaloa, al suroeste de la isla Saliaca, de la que lo separa un bajo. Queda 70 km al oeste de Culiacán. Tiene 101,17 kilómetros cuadrados, aproximadamente 40 km de largo y su anchura varía, desde los 900 metros a los 3,7 km. Es una de las más grandes islas privadas del mundo.[1][2][3]

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[it] Isola di Altamura

L'isola di Altamura ((ES) isla Altamura o isla de Altamura) è un'isola messicana del Golfo di California. È situata nella Bahía de Santa María, sulla costa dello stato messicano di Sinaloa, a sud-ovest dell'isola di Saliaca, dalla quale è separata attraverso un'area di acqua bassa. Si trova a 70 kilometri a ovest di Culiacán. Ha un'estensione di 101,17 kilometri quadrati, ed è larga all'incirca 40 kilometri mentre la sua larghezza varia dai 900 metri fino ai 3,7 kilometri. È una delle più grandi isole private del mondo.[1][2][3]

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