The Scammon's Lagoon
by Micah Offman
Title
The Scammon's Lagoon
Artist
Micah Offman
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
"Ojo de Liebre Lagoon" or Scammon's Lagoon is a coastal lagoon located near the town of Guerrero Negro in the northwestern Baja California Sur state of Mexico, approximately halfway of the peninsula, opening onto the Pacific Ocean.
The lagoon is a Biosphere Reserve UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is a Ramsar wetlands site. It also is the site of the biggest commercial saltworks plant in the world.
It is an important habitat for the reproduction and wintering of the gray whale and harbor seal, as well as other marine mammals including the California sea lion, northern elephant seal and blue whale. Four species of endangered marine turtles reproduce there. It is an important refuge for waterfowl in the winter.
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November 22nd, 2023
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