The insular region of

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

includes the oceanic islands outside the continental territory. In the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean ...

this includes the San Andrés and Providencia islands near Central America and the many coastal islands along mainland Colombia. In the

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, it includes Gorgona Island and

Malpelo Island Malpelo is a small oceanic island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, located about west of the Colombian mainland with a military post manned by the Colombian Armed Forces. It consists of a sheer and barren rock with three high peaks, the highest ...

. 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

* Gorgona Island (''Isla Gorgona''): off the coast of

Cauca Department Cauca Department (, es, Departamento del Cauca) 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 t ...

, near the town of Guapi * Gorgonilla Island (''Isla Gorgonilla''): smaller island next to Gorgona Island *

(''Isla Malpelo''): off the Colombian coast * Palm Island (''Isla Palma''): at the mouth of Málaga Bay (''Bahía Málaga'')

Caribbean islands

* San Andrés and Providencia * Archipiélago de San Bernardo ** Boquerón Island ** Cabruna Island ** Ceycén Island ** Mangle Island ** Múcura Island ** Palma Island ** Panda Island **

Santa Cruz del Islote Santa Cruz del Islote ( Spanish for: ''Santa Cruz of the Islet'' or ''Holy Cross of the Islet'') is an artificial island located off the coast of Bolívar Department in Colombia, close to Tolu and Coveñas. It is a part of the Archipelago of S ...

(

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

: Santa Cruz Islet, an

artificial island An artificial island is an island that has been constructed by people rather than formed by natural means. Artificial islands may vary in size from small islets reclaimed solely to support a single pillar of a building or structure to those th ...

) ** Tintipán Island ** Maravilla Island *

Islas del Rosario The Rosario Islands (Islas del Rosario), also referred to as Corales Islas del Rosario (Coral Islands of Rosario), is an archipelago located off the coast of Colombia, approximately from Cartagena. It is one of the 46 Natural National Parks ...

* Fuerte Island * Barú Island *

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 ...

* Tierra Bomba Island

Protected areas

* PNN Uramba Bahía Málaga * PNN Isla Gorgona * SFF Malpelo * PNN Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo * PNN Old Providence McBean Lagoon

References

{{reflist Natural regions of Colombia Islands of Colombia Geography of Colombia

Pacific islands

Caribbean islands

Protected areas

See also

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