Colombian Islands
The insular region of Colombia includes the oceanic islands outside the continental South American territory. In the Caribbean this includes the San Andrés and Providencia islands near Central America and the many coastal islands along mainland Colombia.Photo: Joao Carlos Medau, CC BY 2.0.
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Isla Malpelo and Providencia.
Isla Malpelo
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Malpelo Island is in the Pacific Ocean 400 km west of Colombia. The island has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Some divers know it as "shark heaven."…
Providencia
Providencia is a Caribbean island, and a part of the San Andres and Providencia Archipelago. It is politically a part of Colombia, but is geographically closer to Nicaragua.San Andrés
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San Andrés is one of the main islands of the archipelago that also includes Providencia and Santa Catalina. Although the archipelago belongs to Colombia, it is geographically much closer to Nicaragua than to the Colombian mainland.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Isla Gorgona and Islas del Rosario.
Isla Gorgona
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Gorgona is a Colombian island in the Pacific Ocean situated about 28 km off the Colombian Pacific coast. The island is 9 km long and 2.5 km across at its widest, with a maximum height of 338 m and a total area of 13 km2.
Islas del Rosario
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Islas del Rosario is an archipelago located in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia. Since 1988 the archipelago has been protected as a national park, encompassing a total area of 120,000 km2.
Colombian Islands
- Type: administrative territorial entity of Colombia
- Description: oceanic islands outside the continental territory
- Also known as: “Insular Region” and “Insular region of Colombia”
- Location: Colombia, South America
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Latitude of center
11.29° or 11° 17′ 24″ northLongitude of center
-77.3° or 77° 18′ westWikidata ID
Q3312322
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Colombian Islands” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Uharteetako eskualdea”
- Belarusian: “Астраўны рэгіён”
- Chinese: “海岛地区”
- Chinese: “海島大區 (哥倫比亞)”
- Dutch: “Colombiaanse Eilanden”
- Dutch: “Insular Region”
- Esperanto: “Insula Regiono”
- French: “Région insulaire”
- Galician: “Rexión Insular de Colombia”
- German: “Inselregion Kolumbiens”
- German: “Región Insular”
- Italian: “Regione insulare della Colombia”
- Lithuanian: “Salų regionas”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Colombianas”
- Portuguese: “Região Insular da Colômbia”
- Spanish: “Region insular de Colombia”
- Spanish: “Región insular de Colombia”
- Spanish: “Region Insular”
- Turkish: “Kolombiya’nın ada bölgesi”
- Urdu: “کولمبیا کا جزیراتی علاقہ”
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