Islas Marias
Islas Marías is a cluster of islands in the Pacific Ocean 100 km off the coast of Nayarit, Mexico. The largest of the islands was used as a penal colony and federal prison for most of the 20th century.
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- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 620 metres (2,020 feet)
- Description: archipelago
- Also known as“Islas Tres Marías”“Las Tres Marias”“Las Tres Marias Islands”“Los Tres Marias Islands”“Tres Marias”
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
21.5132° or 21° 30′ 48″ north
Longitude
-106.4966° or 106° 29′ 48″ west
Open location code
75HMGG73+79
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Islas Marias” goes by many names.
جزر مارياسArabic
Астравы МарыіBelarusian
Islas MaríasCatalan
Islas Tres MaríasCebuano
Islas Tres Marías (kapuloan sa Mehiko, Estado de Nayarit)Cebuano
瑪麗亞群島Chinese
Maria-eilandenDutch
Insuloj MaríasEsperanto
Islas MaríasEsperanto
Maríase saaredEstonian
Islas MaríasFinnish
Islas MaríasGalician
איי מריאסHebrew
איסלאס מריאסHebrew
Isole MaríasItalian
イスラス・マリアスJapanese
マリアス諸島Japanese
Islas MaríasNorwegian
Islas MaríasNorwegian Bokmål
Islas MaríasNorwegian Nynorsk
ایلاس ماریاسPersian
Islas MaríasPolish
Лас-Трес-МариасRussian
Острова МарииRussian
Isole MaríasSicilian
Islas MaríasSwedish
Islas Tres MaríasSwedish
Marías AdalarıTurkish
Quần đảo MaríasVietnamese
Marije-eilannenWestern Frisian
玛丽亚群岛Wu Chinese
Marías Tlālhuāctli
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