Isla Catalana, being uninhabited, is separated by the sea from the nearest town, Loreto, which lies about 60 km away.

The official and traditional name of the island is “Isla Catalana”.

[4][2][3][5][6][7][8] The confusion was caused by some documents of cartographic service of the United States, that wrote in a chart the name “Isla Santa Catalina”.

The official Mexican name of Isla catalana, and the one that became internationally spread by error.

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