Tags: World Heritage Site.
The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés or Vermilion Sea; locally known in the Spanish language as Mar de Cortés or Mar Bermejo or Golfo de California) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It is bordered by the states of Baja California Baja California Sur Sonora and Sinaloa with a coastline of approximately 4000 km (2500 mi).
