# Isla Contoy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Isla_Contoy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Isla_Contoy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Contoy > Source revision: 1339904377 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Island off the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Isla Contoy" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Isla Contoy IUCN category II (national park) Interactive map of Isla Contoy Location Isla Contoy, Isla Mujeres Municipality, Quintana Roo, Mexico Coordinates 21°30′23″N 86°47′54″W / 21.50639°N 86.79833°W / 21.50639; -86.79833 Established February 1998 Governing body Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources Ramsar Wetland Official name Parque Nacional Isla Contoy Designated 27 November 2003 Reference no. 1323[1] **Isla Contoy** is a small island in the [Mexican](/source/Mexico) state of [Quintana Roo](/source/Quintana_Roo), approximately 30 kilometers north of [Isla Mujeres](/source/Isla_Mujeres).[2][3] The island is only 8.5 km (5.3 mi) in length and has an area of 3.17 square kilometres (1.22 sq mi). Since 1961, Isla Contoy is protected by the Mexican government and was declared a [national park](/source/National_park) in February 1998. The island is jointly run by the Isla Mujeres-based non-governmental organization, *Amigos de Isla Contoy A.C.* and the Secretary of Environment, Natural Resources and Fishing (SEMARNAT).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Supervised [eco-tourism](/source/Eco-tourism) and regulated commercial fishing is allowed on and near the island. Only a few tour companies have permission to bring the only at maximum 200 daily visitors to Isla Contoy. Visitors need to apply for permission to visit the island at the park offices in Isla Mujeres or [Cancún](/source/Canc%C3%BAn).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Four [species](/source/Species) of turtle find a safe haven for nesting on the beaches of the island, namely the [loggerhead turtle](/source/Loggerhead_turtle), [green turtle](/source/Green_turtle), [hawksbill turtle](/source/Hawksbill_turtle), and the [leatherback turtle](/source/Leatherback_turtle). The reserve is also a sanctuary to approximately 152 tropical marine birds, like the [frigate bird](/source/Frigate_bird), [brown pelican](/source/Brown_pelican), and the [double-crested cormorant](/source/Double-crested_cormorant).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## References - [Islands portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Islands) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Parque Nacional Isla Contoy"](https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1323). *[Ramsar](/source/Ramsar_Convention) Sites Information Service*. Retrieved 25 April 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Galindo de Prince, Catalina. ["Information about Isla Contoy"](http://www.islacontoy.org/aboutus.htm). *Amigos de Isla Contoy*. Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas. Retrieved 20 July 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Visit Isla Contoy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170221212452/http://www.islamujerestours.com.mx/eng/isla-contoy.html). *Islas Mujeres Tour*. Archived from [the original](http://www.islamujerestours.com.mx/eng/isla-contoy.html) on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018. ## External links - [Amigos de Isla Contoy](http://www.islacontoy.org) v t e State of Quintana Roo Chetumal (capital) Municipalities (seats) Bacalar (Bacalar) Benito Juárez (Cancún) Cozumel (San Miguel de Cozumel) Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Felipe Carrillo Puerto) Isla Mujeres (Isla Mujeres) José María Morelos (José María Morelos) Lázaro Cárdenas (Kantunilkín) Othón P. Blanco (Chetumal) Puerto Morelos (Puerto Morelos) Solidaridad (Playa del Carmen) Tulum (Tulum) Places of interest Caves Sistema Dos Ojos Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich Sistema Ox Bel Ha Sistema Sac Actun Islands Isla Contoy Isla Holbox Isla Mujeres Maya sites Chacchoben Chakanbakán Coba Dzibanche El Meco El Rey Ichkabal Kohunlich Limones Muyil Noh Kah Pok Ta Pok Rancho Ina San Gervasio Tulum Xcaret Xelha Yamil Lu'um Yo'okop Reefs Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park Banco Chinchorro Other Akumal Hotel Zone Mahahual Punta Allen Punta Sur Riviera Maya Sian Kaʼan Xcalak Yum Balam v t e National parks of Mexico Archipiélago Espíritu Santo Arrecife Alacranes Arrecife de Puerto Morelos Arrecifes de Cozumel Arrecifes de Xcalak Bahía de Loreto Barranca del Cupatitzio Basaseachic Falls Benito Juárez Bosencheve Cabo Pulmo Cañón del Río Blanco Cañón del Sumidero Cerro de Garnica Cerro de la Estrella Cerro de Las Campanas Cofre de Perote Constitution 1857 Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres Cumbres de Majalca Cumbres de Monterrey Cumbres del Ajusco Desierto de los Leones Desierto del Carmen Dzibilchantun El Cimatario El Gogorrón El Histórico Coyoacán El Potosí El Sabinal El Tepeyac El Tepozteco El Veladero Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan General Juan N. Álvarez Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Huatulco Insurgente José María Morelos y Pavón Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (La Marquesa) Isla Contoy Isla Isabel Islas Marietas Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl La Malinche (Matlalcuéyatl) Lago de Camécuaro Lagunas de Chacahua Lagunas de Montebello Lagunas de Zempoala Lomas de Padierna Los Mármoles Los Novillos Los Remedios Mineral del Chico Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl Nevado de Toluca Palenque Pico de Orizaba Rayon Sacromonte San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago Sierra de San Pedro Mártir Sierra de Órganos Tula Tulum Veracruz Reef System Volcán Nevado de Colima Xicoténcatl Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Israel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Isla Contoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Contoy) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Contoy?action=history)). 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