Malpelo is a small island in the East Pacific Ocean, located about west of the
Colombian mainland. Except for a small military post that is manned by the
Colombian Armed Forces, it is uninhabited. It consists of a sheer and barren rock with three high peaks, the highest being
Cerro de la Mona with a height of . The island is about one mile in length from northeast to southwest, and 700 yards in width.