Farallon de Pajaros

Farallón de Pájaros
view of Farallón de Pájaros
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean
Coordinates20°32′42″N 144°53′37″E / 20.54500°N 144.89361°E / 20.54500; 144.89361
ArchipelagoMariana Islands
Area2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi)[1]
Length1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Width1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Highest elevation360 m (1180 ft)
Highest pointFarallon de Pajaros
Administration
United States
CommonwealthNorthern Mariana Islands
Demographics
Population- uninhabited - (2010)

Farallón de Pájaros (from Spanish Farallón de Pájaros, meaning "Birds' Sea Stack", see Stack (geology)), also known as Uracus or Urracas (from Spanish Urracas, meaning "Magpies"), is a small (2.3 km2) uninhabited volcanic island, the northernmost island and also farthest west in the Northern Mariana Islands chain.

  1. ^ "17FARALLON DE PAJAROS" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.