Farallon de Pajaros
Uninhabited volcanic island in the Northern Marianas island chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Geography | |
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Location | Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates | 20°32′42″N 144°53′37″E |
Archipelago | Mariana Islands |
Area | 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 1.8 km (1.12 mi) |
Width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
Highest elevation | 360 m (1180 ft) |
Highest point | Farallon de Pajaros |
Administration | |
United States | |
Commonwealth | Northern Mariana Islands |
Demographics | |
Population | - uninhabited - (2010) |
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