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Socorro
Native name:
Isla Socorro
Socorro Island, from satellite image
Socorro is located in Mexico
Socorro
Socorro
Location in Mexico
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates18°47′04″N 110°58′30″W / 18.78444°N 110.97500°W / 18.78444; -110.97500
ArchipelagoRevillagigedo Islands
Area132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Length16.5 km (10.25 mi)
Width11.5 km (7.15 mi)
Highest elevation1,150 m (3770 ft)
Highest pointMount (Cerro) Evermann
Administration
Socorro Island Mexico
Demographics
Population250
Pop. density0.34/km2 (0.88/sq mi)

Socorro Island (Spanish: Isla Socorro) is a volcanic island in the Revillagigedo Islands, a Mexican possession lying 600 kilometres (370 mi) off the country's western coast. The size is 16.5 by 11.5 km (10.25 by 7.15 miles), with an area of 132 km2 (51 sq mi). It is the largest of the four islands of the Revillagigedo Archipelago.[1] The last eruption was in 1993.

  1. ^ "Socorro, Revillagigedo Islands". Britannica. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

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