Isla Ángel de la Guarda

Isla Ángel de la Guarda, also called Archangel Island, and called Xazl Iimt /??a?? 'i?mt/ 'homes of the pumas' in the Seri language, (29°26'N 113°29'W) is a large island in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) east of Bahía de los Ángeles, and separated from the Baja Peninsula by the Canal de Ballenas (Canal of Whales). It is the largest of the eleven Midriff Islands, which are volcanic mountain tops that emerge from the sea. It is part of the state of Baja California, located northwest of Tiburón Island. The island is uninhabited, and is a biological reserve called Isla Angel de la Guarda National Park.