Revillagigedo Islands

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Revillagigedo Islands canonical 3
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo 1
Isla Fernandina 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Guadalupe fur seal nativeTo Revillagigedo Islands
subject linked to: Guadalupe fur seals
Fernandina Island alternativeName Isla Fernandina
linked to: Revillagigedo Islands
Isla San José partOf Mexican Pacific Islands
linked to: Revillagigedo Islands
Galapagos shark occursAt Revillagigedo Islands
World Heritage Sites in Mexico hasExample Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
linked to: Revillagigedo Islands
Mexican Pacific Islands hasPart Revillagigedo Islands