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REVILLAGIGEDO , an isolated, uninhabited See also: group of rocky islands in the N
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Pacific, See also: lat
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8° N., long
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112° W., belonging to Mexico, and forming See also: part of the See also: state of See also: Colima.' They are about 420 M. from the Mexican See also: coast and comprise the large See also: island of Socorro (See also: San Tomas), 24 M. long by an See also: average of 9 M. wide, and the three widely'separated islets of San Betiedicto, Roca Partida and Clarion, with a See also: total See also: area of 320 sq. m
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The island of Socorro has an See also: extinct See also: volcano 366o ft. high
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The islands have certain remarkable zoological features, comprising several birds and reptiles allied to those of the Mexican See also: main-See also: land but differing from them in See also: species
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The See also: archipelago derives its name from the See also: Spanish See also: viceroy who governed Mexico from 1746 to 1755
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