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Ceycén Island (Isla Ceycén, sometimes spelled as Ceicén) is a
coral island A coral island is a type of island formed from coral detritus and associated organic material. It occurs in tropical and sub-tropical areas, typically as part of a coral reef which has grown to cover a far larger area under the sea. The term low ...
located in the
Archipelago of San Bernardo The Archipelago of San Bernardo () is a set of nine coastal coral islands and one artificial island (ten in total) belonging to and governed by Colombia, located in the Gulf of Morrosquillo in the Caribbean Sea, with an approximate area of 213&n ...
,
Gulf of Morrosquillo The Gulf of Morrosquillo () is a gulf of the Caribbean Sea bounded by the Colombian Departments of Sucre and Córdoba. From West to East it runs approximately from Boca de Tinajones, mouth of Sinú River, in Córdoba, to Punta San Bernardo (San ...
,
Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea. It is bounded by the Greater Antilles to the north from Cuba ...
. It is governed by
Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
, and is a part of the Colombian
Bolívar Department Bolívar () is a department of Colombia. It was named after one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. It is located to the north of the country, extending roughly north–south from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena near ...
. Ceycén Island has a
lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...
that is 24 m (79 ft) in height.


See also

* Caribbean region of Colombia *
Insular region of Colombia The insular region of Colombia includes the oceanic islands outside the continental territory. In the Caribbean this includes the San Andrés and Providencia islands near Central America and the many coastal islands along mainland Colombia. ...
*
List of islands of South America The following are lists of the islands of South America by country. Argentina Atlantic Ocean islands *''Isla Apipé'' *'' Isla Bermejo'' *''Isla de los Estados'' *'' Isla de San Martín'' *'' Isla del Cerrito'' *''Isla Martín García'' *'' I ...


References

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External links

* (includes images). Datuopinion.com.
Map of Ceycén Island
on Mapcarta Caribbean islands of Colombia {{Colombia-geo-stub