- Farallon de Pajaros
Infobox Mountain
Name= Farallon de Pajaros
Photo=Farallon de Pajaros.jpg
Caption=
Elevation= Convert|360|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Location=Northern Mariana Islands ,Pacific Ocean
Range=
Prominence = Convert|360|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Coordinates = coord|20|32|42|N|144|53|37|E|type:mountain_region
Topographic
Type=Stratovolcano
Age=
Last eruption=1967
First ascent=
Easiest route=Farallon de Pajaros (from Spanish "Farallón de los pájaros", meaning Birds Rock), also known as Urracas (from Spanish "Urracas", meaning Magpies), is the northernmost island in the
Northern Mariana Islands chain.Farallon de Pajaros is uninhabited and is located at coord|20|32|42|N|144|53|37|E|. It has a land area of 2.55 km² (0.985 sq mi). Its highest point is 1,180 feet (360 m) above sea level. It is 1.2 miles in diameter, and it is a volcanic island that has had many eruptions. Its Northern Mariana Islands neighbors include
Saipan andTinian . Its northern neighbor isSouth Iwo Jima of theOgasawara Islands ofJapan .References
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* [http://gaebler.info/sonstiges/marianen.htm#uracas Horst Lehne and Christoph Gäbler: "Über die Marianen." Lehne-Verlag, Wohldorf in Germany 1972.]
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