Guadalupe Island
| Isla Guadalupe | |
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Southeast coast of Guadalupe Island
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 Guadalupe
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| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 29°1′51″N 118°16′48″W / 29.03083°N 118.28000°WCoordinates: 29°1′51″N 118°16′48″W / 29.03083°N 118.28000°W |
| Area | 243.988 km2 (94.204 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 4,257 ft (1,297.5 m) |
| Highest point | Mount Augusta |
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Mexico
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| State | Baja California |
| Municipality | Ensenada |
| Delegación | Ensenada |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 213 (2015) |
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| Official language: Spanish | |
Guadalupe Island or Isla Guadalupe is a volcanic island located 241 kilometres (150 mi) off the west coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and some 400 kilometres (250 mi) southwest of the city of Ensenada in the state of Baja California, in the Pacific Ocean. The two other Mexican island groups in the Pacific Ocean that are not on the continental shelf are Revillagigedo Islands and Rocas Alijos.
The 2010 census recorded a population of 213 people on the island. Guadalupe is part of Ensenada delegación, one of the 24 delegaciones or subdivisions of Ensenada Municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California. Ensenada delegación and Chapultepec delegación together form the city of Ensenada, the municipal seat of the namesake municipality. The postal code of Guadalupe Island is 22997.
Campo Oeste ("West Camp", also called Campo Tepeyac, with 15 buildings) is a small community of abalone and lobster fishermen, located on the western coast, specifically on the north side of West Anchorage, a bay that provides protection from the strong winds and swells that whip the islands during winter. Generators provide electricity, and a military vessel brings 30,000 liters of fresh water. The number of fishermen varies annually depending on the fishing season. Ten months of the year the 30 families of the fishing cooperative "Abuloneros and Langosteros of Guadalupe Island" are present.
Additional temporary fishing camps are Campo Norte ("North Camp", four buildings), Campo Lima (Campo Corrals) (one building) and Arroyitos (four buildings).
An abandoned fishing community, Campo Este ("East Camp"), is located near a cove on the eastern shore.
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