Native name: Isla de Malpelo | |
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 Profile of Malpelo Island | |
  Malpelo Island  Malpelo Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 04°00′12.038″N 81°36′27.259″W / 4.00334389°N 81.60757194°W |
| Area | 1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.643 km (1.0209 mi) |
| Width | 0.727 km (0.4517 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 360 m (1180 ft) |
| Highest point | Cerro La Mona |
| Administration | |
| Department | Valle del Cauca |
| Municipality | Buenaventura |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Official name | Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, ix |
| Designated | 2006 |
| Reference no. | 1216 |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Malpelo is a small oceanic island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, located about 500 km (310 mi) west of the Colombian mainland with a military post manned 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 (1 mile) in length from northeast to southwest, and 640 metres (700 yards) across at its widest.