Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
Also known as Iles Revillagigedo, Revillagigedo, Revillagigedo Islands
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
2016
Area
636,685 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo is about 640 km south-west of La Paz.
Nearest towns and cities
- Cabo San Lucas · about 43,000 peopleabout 540 km north-east
- La Paz · about 190,000 peopleabout 640 km north-east
- Ciudad Constitución · about 40,000 peopleabout 700 km north
- Puerto Vallarta · about 187,000 peopleabout 810 km east
- Mazatlán · about 368,000 peopleabout 820 km north-east
- Escuinapa · about 28,000 peopleabout 850 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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