Islas Marías is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 100 kilometers off the coast of Nayarit, Mexico, made up of four principal islands and five smaller islands and offshore rocks. The archipelago covers roughly 245 square kilometers and had a population of 1,116 people as of 2005. From 1905 until its closure in 2019 the islands served as a Mexican federal penal colony, and in 2010 they were designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; the archipelago is now being developed as a tourism destination. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.
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- Wikidata P1435 heritage-designation or P3425 Natura 2000 claim on the formation's own item (w-bbfill-earth2-0926)
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The Islas Marías ("Mary Islands") make up an archipelago in Mexico, consisting of four principal islands and five smaller islands/large offshore rocks.
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