Marías Islands

Marías Islands

      archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of west-central Mexico. Lying approximately 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Cape Corrientes and about 230 miles (370 km) southeast of the tip of Baja California, the islands are administered by the state of Nayarit, Mexico. They consist of several rocky, rugged islands. Largest of the Marías is northernmost María Madre, 44 square miles (114 square km) in area and rising to an elevation of 2,011 feet (613 m). Nearby María Magdalena is second in area (32 square miles [83 square km]); María Cleofas, approximately 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast, totals only 9 square miles (23 square km). A fourth island, tiny San Juanito, is also included in the group. Lacking water, the islands are uninhabited except for a government penal colony and lighthouse on María Madre. The Marías are of some economic value for their guano and salt deposits, maguey (source of pulque), and lumber.

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