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Socorro Island
Socorro Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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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 (10.3 by 7.1 mi), with an area of 132 km2 (51 sq mi). It is the largest of the four islands of the Revillagigedo Archipelago. The last eruption was in 1993.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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