Guadalupe Island, or Isla Guadalupe (29°02′06″N 118°16′37″W / 29.035°N 118.27694°W / 29.035; -118.27694Coordinates: 29°02′06″N 118°16′37″W / 29.035°N 118.27694°W / 29.035; -118.27694) is a volcanic island located 241 kilometers (150 statute miles) off the west coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and some 400 kilometers (250 statute miles) southwest of the city of Ensenada in Baja California state, in the Pacific Ocean. The two other Mexican island groups in the Pacific Ocean that are not on the continental shelf are Revillagigedo Islands and Rocas Alijos.
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