Wall/PelagicPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

Mexico · Pacific, Colima

Near Revillagigedo

Profundidad: 15–40 mNivel: Advanced, drift divingNovember-May

Four volcanic islands — Socorro, Clarión, San Benedicto and the Roca Partida stack — that are the peaks of an emergent underwater range. The abundance of large pelagics is their defining feature, and Roca Partida, a tiny stack surrounded by open ocean, is usually the site that impresses most.

Depth

15–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced, drift diving

Average visibility

25 m

Water temperature

25 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Liveaboard

Best time

November-May

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

280 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time
November-May
Approx. price
280 USD / dive
Nearby park (6 km away)Revillagigedo

Protection status

Reserva de la Biosfera desde el 15 de noviembre de 2008 y Parque Nacional desde el 25 de noviembre de 2017, el mayor de Norteamérica

UNESCO designation

Patrimonio Mundial (inscrito el 17 de julio de 2016)

Did you know

El archipiélago debe su nombre a un gesto de cortesía: en 1793 el capitán inglés James Colnett fue capturado por un navío español mientras levantaba cartas en Socorro y llevado preso a San Blas; al ser liberado por el conde de Revillagigedo, bautizó las islas en su honor. Junto con Galápagos, Malpelo y la Isla del Coco completa un arco de islas Patrimonio de la Humanidad en el Pacífico americano.

Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1510); es.wikipedia; SEMARNAT; CONANP; Pelagic Life

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1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.

26 species documented in Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

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Ecosystem

ParedGrandes pelágicos

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