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{{Short description|Island in Baja California Sur, Mexico}}
{{Infobox islands
{{Infobox islands
| name = Jacques Cousteau Island
| name = Isla Jacques Cousteau<br>Isla Cerralvo<br>''Jacques Cousteau Island<br>Cerralvo Island''
| native name = Isla Cerralvo
| native_name =
| image name = Iles de Basse-Californie Sud.jpg
| image_name = Isla Cerralvo.jpg
| image_caption = Aerial view of Jacques Cousteau Island
| image caption = Jacques Cousteau Island, southernmost of the Midriff Islands. Located at the entrance to the Gulf of California.
| image_alt =
| image alt = Jacques Cousteau Island, southernmost of the Midriff Islands. Located at the entrance to the Gulf of California.
| area km2 = 136
| area_km2 = 136
| location = [[Gulf of California]]<br>[[File:Coat of arms of Baja California Sur.svg|20px]] [[Baja California Sur]]
| location = [[North America]]
| coordinates = {{coord|24|13|17|N|109|52|14|W|region:ID_type:isle_scale:500000|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|24|13|17|N|109|52|14|W|region:ID_type:isle_scale:500000|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago = [[Midriff Islands]]
| archipelago =
| country = Mexico
| country = [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|20px]] [[Mexico]]
| population = Uninhabited
| population = [[Nature reserve|Uninhabited]]
| map_image = Iles de Basse-Californie Sud.jpg
}}
}}


'''Jacques Cousteau Island''' is the official name recently applied to an uninhabited [[island]], (historically known as '''"Cerralvo Island"''' or ''' "Isla Cerralvo"''' in Spanish), located off the coast of the Cerralvo Channel near the city of [[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]] in the [[Mexican state]] of [[Baja California Sur]].
'''Isla Cerralvo''' ({{IPA|es|ˈisla seˈralβo|lang}}), as is commonly named, whose official name is '''Isla Jacques Cousteau''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒak kusto|lang}}; {{IPA|es|ʝak ˈkusto|lang}}), is an [[island]] located off the Cerralvo Canal coast near [[La Paz, Baja California Sur]], [[Mexico]].
[[File:Cerralvo Island west coast landscape 2.jpg|thumb|The landscape of the west coast of Cerralvo Island looking from a canyon towards [[La Ventana]].]]
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It is {{convert|18|mi|km|0|abbr=out}} long with a land area of {{convert|136.498|km2|3|abbr=out}}, and is the ninth-largest island in [[Mexico]]. The island is adjacent to the towns of El Sargento and La Ventana and is part of [[La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur|Municipality of La Paz]]. The island peak comes to {{convert|2100|ft|m|abbr=on}} and the ridge line runs north–south with many small streams draining east to [[Gulf of California]] and west to Cupalo Canal. There are many steep bluffs on the eastern sides and many sandy beaches and points on the west side.


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There is abundant marine life surrounding this island which are due to underwater topography and ocean currents and are the traditional fishing grounds of the local ejidos and is dotted with temporary fish camps. Virtually all local marine life must migrate past the island, and water visibility goes up to 30 meters, making it a prime location for big [[game fishing]]. There are abundant yellowtail, [[grouper|golden grouper]], [[marlin]], [[sailfish]], [[swordfish|swordfish or broadbill]], other game, and bait fish in Cerralvo Canal waters.
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It is eighteen miles long with a land area of 136.498&nbsp;km² (52.702 sq mi), and is the ninth-largest island in Mexico. It is part of the [[La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur|Municipality of La Paz]]. The peak of the island comes to {{convert|2100|ft|m|abbr=on}} and the ridgline runs north-south with many small streams draining east to the [[Sea of Cortez]] and west to the Cupalo Channel. There are many steep bluffs on the eastern sides and many sandy beaches and points on the west side.


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== Recent official name change==
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There is abundant marine life surrounding this island due to the underwater topography and ocean currents. Virtually all local marine life must migrate past the island and water visibility goes up to thirty meters making it a prime location for big game fishing. There are abundant Golden Grouper, Broadbill Swordfish, Marlin, Sailfish, and other game fish in the waters of Cerralvo Channel. The views from the island at dawn and sunset are very lively and filled with color.


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On November 17, 2009, the [[Mexican government]] changed the [[island]] name from its historical name, "Isla Cerralvo", to "Isla Jacques Cousteau",<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2009/11/17/le-mexique-rebaptise-une-de-ses-iles-jacques-cousteau_1268575_3244.html#xtor=RSS-3208 "Le Mexique rebaptise une de ses îles "Jacques Cousteau""], [[Le Monde]], November 17, 2009.</ref> in honor of French oceanographer [[Jacques-Yves Cousteau]] (1910–1997), who had led many expeditions in this area.
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== Recent change of official name. ==
[[File:Cerralvo Island west coast landscape.jpg|thumb|View from a beach on the west coast of Cerralvo.]]
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This name change has generated annoyance and a growing resistance amongst citizens of nearby towns of El Sargento and La Ventana, in [[Baja California Sur]] state, who were not consulted; they insist on keeping the name "Isla Cerralvo". This resistance is also supported by many people in other Mexican regions.
[[File:Cerralvo island flora medley 2.jpg|thumb|''[[Pachycormus discolor]]'' growing on a shady granitic face on Cerralvo Island.]]
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Mexican senators Luis Alberto Coppola Joffroy, Sebastian Calderón Centeno and Humberto Andrade Quezada, from [[National Action Party (Mexico)|Partido Acción Nacional]] (PAN) initiated a resolution to request different Mexican authorities to inform the decree where change of name was adopted.


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Also senator Francisco Javier Obregón Espinoza has introduced a resolution in the [[Mexican Congress]] requesting the name change be reversed.<ref>[http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Archivos/Documentos/2009/11/asun_2612746_20091126_1259257017.pdf "Punto de acuerdo por el que se exhorta al ejecutivo federal a revocar el cambio de nombre de la Isla Cerralvo..."], [[Archivo del Congreso]], November 26, 2009.</ref> Leading Mexican intellectuals such as [[Miguel León-Portilla]] (a former [[UNESCO]] director) have also voiced opposition to the name change.<ref>[http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/11/24/index.php?section=opinion&article=015a1pol "¿Borrar la historia? El caso de la isla Cerralvo"], [[La Jornada]], November 24, 2009.</ref>
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In November 2009, the Mexican government changed the name of this island from the historical name of "Isla Cerralvo" to "Jacques Cousteau Island"<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2009/11/17/le-mexique-rebaptise-une-de-ses-iles-jacques-cousteau_1268575_3244.html#xtor=RSS-3208 "Le Mexique rebaptise une de ses îles "Jacques Cousteau""], [[Le Monde]], November 17, 2009.</ref> in honor of the French oceanographer [[Jacques Cousteau]] (1910–1997)
who had led many expeditions in this area.


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==References==
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This change of name has generated annoyance and a growing resistance amongst the citizens of the nearby shores, in the state of Baja California Sur, who were not consulted; they insist on keeping the name "Isla Cerralvo". This resistance is also supported by many people in other Mexican regions.
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Mexican Senators Luis Alberto Coppola Joffroy, Sebastian Calderón Centeno y Humberto Andrade Quezada, from PAN (Partido Accion Nacional) initiated a resolution to request different Mexican authorities to inform the decree where change of name was adopted.


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Also senator Francisco Javier Obregón Espinoza has introduced a resolution in the Mexican Congress requesting the name change be reversed.<ref>[http://sil.gobernacion.gob.mx/Archivos/Documentos/2009/11/asun_2612746_20091126_1259257017.pdf "Punto de acuerdo por el que se exhorta al ejecutivo federal a revocar el cambio de nombre de la Isla Cerralvo..."], [[Archivo del Congreso]], November 26, 2009.</ref> Leading Mexican intellectuals such as Miguel León-Portilla (a former UNESCO director) have also voiced opposition to the name change.<ref>[http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/11/24/index.php?section=opinion&article=015a1pol "¿Borrar la historia? El caso de la isla Cerralvo"], [[La Jornada]], November 24, 2009.</ref>

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Latest revision as of 21:40, 11 September 2024

Isla Jacques Cousteau
Isla Cerralvo
Jacques Cousteau Island
Cerralvo Island
Aerial view of Jacques Cousteau Island
Geography
LocationGulf of California
Baja California Sur
Coordinates24°13′17″N 109°52′14″W / 24.22139°N 109.87056°W / 24.22139; -109.87056
Area136 km2 (53 sq mi)
Administration
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Isla Cerralvo (Spanish: [ˈisla seˈralβo]), as is commonly named, whose official name is Isla Jacques Cousteau (French: [ʒak kusto]; Spanish: [ʝak ˈkusto]), is an island located off the Cerralvo Canal coast near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

The landscape of the west coast of Cerralvo Island looking from a canyon towards La Ventana.

It is 18 miles (29 km) long with a land area of 136.498 square kilometres (52.702 sq mi), and is the ninth-largest island in Mexico. The island is adjacent to the towns of El Sargento and La Ventana and is part of Municipality of La Paz. The island peak comes to 2,100 ft (640 m) and the ridge line runs north–south with many small streams draining east to Gulf of California and west to Cupalo Canal. There are many steep bluffs on the eastern sides and many sandy beaches and points on the west side.

There is abundant marine life surrounding this island which are due to underwater topography and ocean currents and are the traditional fishing grounds of the local ejidos and is dotted with temporary fish camps. Virtually all local marine life must migrate past the island, and water visibility goes up to 30 meters, making it a prime location for big game fishing. There are abundant yellowtail, golden grouper, marlin, sailfish, swordfish or broadbill, other game, and bait fish in Cerralvo Canal waters.

Recent official name change

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On November 17, 2009, the Mexican government changed the island name from its historical name, "Isla Cerralvo", to "Isla Jacques Cousteau",[1] in honor of French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997), who had led many expeditions in this area.

View from a beach on the west coast of Cerralvo.

This name change has generated annoyance and a growing resistance amongst citizens of nearby towns of El Sargento and La Ventana, in Baja California Sur state, who were not consulted; they insist on keeping the name "Isla Cerralvo". This resistance is also supported by many people in other Mexican regions.

Pachycormus discolor growing on a shady granitic face on Cerralvo Island.

Mexican senators Luis Alberto Coppola Joffroy, Sebastian Calderón Centeno and Humberto Andrade Quezada, from Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) initiated a resolution to request different Mexican authorities to inform the decree where change of name was adopted.

Also senator Francisco Javier Obregón Espinoza has introduced a resolution in the Mexican Congress requesting the name change be reversed.[2] Leading Mexican intellectuals such as Miguel León-Portilla (a former UNESCO director) have also voiced opposition to the name change.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Le Mexique rebaptise une de ses îles "Jacques Cousteau"", Le Monde, November 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "Punto de acuerdo por el que se exhorta al ejecutivo federal a revocar el cambio de nombre de la Isla Cerralvo...", Archivo del Congreso, November 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "¿Borrar la historia? El caso de la isla Cerralvo", La Jornada, November 24, 2009.
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