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Isla de los Alacranes

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Island in Lake Chapala Not to be confused with Arrecife Alacranes islands.
Isla de los Alacranes
Isla de los Alacranes is located in JaliscoIsla de los AlacranesIsla de los Alacranes
EtymologyScorpions’ island
Geography
LocationLake Chapala

Isla de los Alacranes (Scorpion Island) is an island in Lake Chapala, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

It is so called because it is shaped as a scorpion. Many Mexican people use the word "alacrán" for the smaller, most venomous species of scorpion, which are very common in Mexico, while the word "escorpión" is used to describe the larger, darker and less venomous species.

References

  1. ^ "Lake Chapala". Guadalajara Office of Visitors & Conventions. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

20°15′4″N 103°10′13″W / 20.25111°N 103.17028°W / 20.25111; -103.17028

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