Foca Island

Foca Island is an island in the Pacific Ocean located in the northern region of Piura. The island is within the area of convergence of the Humboldt Current and the Equatorial Current, with the presence of marine species of both temperate and cold waters due to that phenomenon.
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Foca Island

Latitude
-5.20851° or 5° 12′ 31″ south
Longitude
-81.20698° or 81° 12′ 25″ west
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
666WQQRV+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 11414170
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3697003
Wiki­data ID
Q5921621
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Foca Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Illa Foca
  • Cebuano: Isla Foca
  • Spanish: Isla Foca

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Notable Places Nearby

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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 “Foca Island”. Photo: Pitxiquin, CC BY-SA 4.0.