Montague Island (Baja California)

For other uses, see Montague Island.
Colorado River Delta as seen from space (2004); Montague Island is the large island in the center.

Montague Island, known in Spanish as Isla Montague, is an island at the mouth of the Colorado River in the municipality of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, and is part of the Colorado River Delta and part of a broader region called the Salton Trough. It is about 32 km (20 mi) in length along its longest axis.[1]

The Colorado River Delta region experiences some of the highest tidal ranges in the world, up to 10 metres (33 ft), and at the highest tides, Montague Island is completely inundated. Although the islands in the delta have changed much over time, a map of the region shows Montague Island in 1873.[2] The island is uninhabited, as the climate is very hot, arid and the area occasionally floods.[1] The nearest inhabited town is El Golfo de Santa Clara.

  1. ^ a b The Delta of the Colorado River, David L. Alles (ed.), Western Washington University, August 6, 2006.
  2. ^ Geology of the Salton Trough Archived 2010-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, David A. Alles (ed.), Western Washington University, Edited May 28, 2005.