🏝️ Malpelo Island

Colombia · Americas · 4.00°N, 81.61°W

Malpelo is an oceanic island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 500 km (310 mi) west of the Colombian mainland with a military post defended by the Colombian Armed Forces. It consists of a sheer and barren rock with three high peaks, the highest being the 300 m (980 ft) Cerro de la Mona. The island is about 1.5 kilometres in length from northeast to southwest, and 640 metres across at its widest.

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Quick facts

Country	Colombia
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	4.00°N, 81.61°W · view on map

Malpelo Island is located in Colombia, in Americas.

More islands in Colombia

San Andrés (island) · Gorgona Island (Colombia) · Fuerte Island · Santa Catalina Island (Colombia) · Roncador Cay · Santa Cruz del Islote · Tintipán Island · Cayos de Albuquerque · Crab Cay · Cabruna Island.

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