🌿 Archipiélago de Revillagigedo

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The Revillagigedo Islands or Revillagigedo Archipelago are a group of four volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, known for their unique ecosystem. They lie approximately 458 kilometres (285 mi) from Socorro Island south and southwest of Cabo San Lucas, the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, and 698 to 1,092 kilometres west of Manzanillo. Historically linked to the Mexican state of Colima, to which they were granted in 1861 to establish a penal colony, the islands are under Mexican federal property and jurisdiction.

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Archipiélago de Revillagigedo is a natural World Heritage site in Mexico, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Archipiélago de Revillagigedo was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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