Socorro Island

Socorro

Native name: Isla Socorro
Socorro Island, from satellite image
Socorro Location in Mexico
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	18°47′04″N 110°58′30″W / 18.78444°N 110.97500°W / 18.78444; -110.97500
Archipelago	Revillagigedo Islands
Area	132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Length	16.5 km (10.25 mi)
Width	11.5 km (7.15 mi)
Highest elevation	1,150 m (3770 ft)
Highest point	Mount (Cerro) Evermann
Administration
Mexico
State	Colima
Demographics
Population	250
Pop. density	0.34/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.