Revillagigedo Islands

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archipelago volcanic archipelago

The Revillagigedo Islands are a remote volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s west coast, renowned for their rich marine biodiversity and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Isla Fernandina 1
Mexican Pacific Islands 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archipelago ⓘ
volcanic archipelago ⓘ
administeredBy Mexican Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
designatedAs biosphere reserve ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ
distanceFromMexicanMainlandInKilometers ~390 ⓘ
fishingStatus no-take marine reserve ⓘ
governedBy Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasActiveVolcano San Benedicto Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Socorro Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEndemicSpecies Clarion wren NERFINISHED ⓘ
Socorro dove NERFINISHED ⓘ
various endemic reptiles ⓘ
hasHighestPointOn Socorro Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasIsland Clarion Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roca Partida NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Benedicto Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Socorro Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNoPermanentCivilianPopulation true ⓘ
highestPointElevationInMeters 1130 ⓘ
highestPointName Mount Evermann NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor endemic terrestrial species ⓘ
migratory marine species ⓘ
seabird nesting ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor diving destination ⓘ
large pelagic species aggregations ⓘ
mantas and sharks ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Colima NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity regulated ecotourism ⓘ
majorIsland Clarion Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Socorro Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfMainIslands 4 ⓘ
partOf Eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexican Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryHumanPresence Mexican Navy personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs “Galápagos of Mexico” ⓘ
recognizedAsWorldHeritageSiteBy UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix) ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2016 ⓘ
volcanicOrigin yes ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fernandina Island → alternativeName → Revillagigedo Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isla Fernandina
Guadalupe fur seals → nativeTo → Revillagigedo Islands ⓘ
subject surface form: Guadalupe fur seal
Galapagos shark → occursAt → Revillagigedo Islands ⓘ
Isla San José → partOf → Revillagigedo Islands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mexican Pacific Islands