The insular region of
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 ...
includes the oceanic islands outside the continental territory. In the
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
this includes the
San Andrés and Providencia islands near Central America and the many coastal islands along mainland Colombia. In the
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
, it includes
Gorgona Island and
Malpelo Island. The ecosystems and wildlife found on these islands are the same as those found on their adjacent mainland areas. For example, the terrestrial habitat on Gorgona Island is tropical rainforest, similar to what is found in the Pacific lowlands of mainland Colombia.
Pacific islands
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Gorgona Island (''Isla Gorgona''): off the coast of
Cauca Department
Cauca Department (, ) is a department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila De ...
, near the town of
Guapi
* Gorgonilla Island (''Isla Gorgonilla''): smaller island next to Gorgona Island
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Malpelo Island (''Isla Malpelo''): off the Colombian coast
* Palm Island (''Isla Palma''): at the mouth of Málaga Bay (''
Bahía Málaga'')
Caribbean islands
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San Andrés and Providencia
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Archipiélago de San Bernardo
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Boquerón Island
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Cabruna Island
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Ceycén Island
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Mangle Island
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Múcura Island
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Palma Island
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Panda Island
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Santa Cruz del Islote (
English: Santa Cruz Islet, an
artificial island
An artificial island or man-made island is an island that has been Construction, constructed by humans rather than formed through natural processes. Other definitions may suggest that artificial islands are lands with the characteristics of hum ...
)
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Tintipán Island
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Maravilla Island
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Rosario Islands
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Fuerte Island
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Isla Barú
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Tortuguilla Island
Tortuguilla Island (Isla Tortuguilla) is a small island in the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of Colombia. It is located about 9 km from the mainland, at coordinates 09 ° 01'50 "N 76 ° 20'40" O. Administratively it belongs to the Cór ...
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Tierra Bomba Island
Protected areas
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PNN Uramba Bahía Málaga
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PNN Isla Gorgona
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SFF Malpelo
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PNN Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo
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PNN Old Providence McBean Lagoon
See also
*
Caribbean natural region
*
Natural regions of Colombia
Because of its natural structure, Colombia can be divided into six distinct natural regions. These consist of the Andean Region, covering the three branches of the Andes mountains found in Colombia; the Caribbean Region, covering the area adj ...
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Pacific/Chocó natural region
References
{{Colombia topics
Natural regions of Colombia
Islands of Colombia
Geography of Colombia