Malpelo Island
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Malpelo Island (Spanish: Isla de Malpelo) is an island located 314 miles off Colombia's Pacific coast at , 200 miles offshore
The island consists of a sheer and barren rock with three high peaks. A Colombian military garrison has been located there since 1986. Malpelo Nature Reserve, a plant and wildlife sanctuary, is defined as a circular area of radius 6 miles (9.656 km) centered at 3°58'30N, 81°34'48W.
Malpelo is home of a unique shark population; swarms of 500 hammerhead sharks and hundreds of silky sharks are frequently seen by diving expeditions, making it a very popular sharkdiving location.
On July 12,2006 Malpelo was declared by the UNESCO as natural patrimony of humanity.
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