South America
Peru
Tumbes Department

Matapalo Island

Matapalo Island is an island located in the region of Tumbes, Peru in the Pacific Ocean. It is separated from the mainland by a strait 198 – 273 m wide, in east-west orientation.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Peru
  • Also known as: “Isla Matapato”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huaquillas and Aguas Verdes.

Photo: Pasleyec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is on the border of and near the coast. It's separated by a dirty river from its Peruvian counterpart Aguas Verdes. It's dirty, noisy and busy. Most travellers only come here because they have to.

Village
is a town in the Zarumilla Province of the Tumbes Region in northwestern . It has a population of 2,390 and is capital of the .

Suburb
is a district in the Zarumilla Province of the Tumbes Region in northwestern . Its capital is the town of , which is on the banks of the .

Matapalo Island

Latitude
-3.43437° or 3° 26′ 4″ south
Longitude
-80.25463° or 80° 15′ 17″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
668XHP8W+74
Open­Street­Map ID
way 156840760
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3694890
Wiki­data ID
Q5921749
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Satellite Map

Discover Matapalo Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Matapalo Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Illa Matapalo”
  • Cebuano: “Isla Matapalo (pulo sa Peru)”
  • Cebuano: “Isla Matapalo”
  • Spanish: “Isla Matapalo”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Isla and Isla Correa.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Matapalo Island”. Photo: CrisjasPache, CC BY-SA 3.0.