class="apple-converted-space"> island
in the
Pacific Ocean
situated about 35 km (22 mi)
off the Colombian Pacific coast . The island is 9 km (5.6 mi) and
2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide, with a maximum height of 338 m
(1,109 ft) and a total area of 26 km
2(10 sq mi).
Gorgona is separated from the continent by a 270 m (890 ft) deep
underwater depression. The island functioned as a prison until 1984 when it was
turned into a National Natural Park noted for a large number of endemic species
and unique ecosystems.
Administratively
the island is part of the Municipality of Guapí in the Department of Cauca
