Location of Corn Island

an area of 10 square kilometers (3.9 sq mi), and Little Corn Island (Isla Pequeña del Maíz), with an area of 2.9 square kilometers (1.1 sq mi). The total area is 12.9 square kilometers (5.0 sq mi). Mount Pleasant Hill in the north of Big Corn Island, is the highest elevation of the islands, at 113 meters (371 ft). Little Corn Island reaches a height of 38 meters (125 ft) at Lookout Point in the northern part of the island.

Big Corn Island has a paved road about 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) long which runs the length of the island. Automobiles, motorbikes and bicycles are the primary means of transport on the island. It is also served by Corn Island's transit system.

The Corn Islands are about 70 kilometers (43 mi) away from Bluefields. Corn Island Airport in the city of Brig Bay is served by La Costeñaairlines from Bluefields and Managua. Big Corn Island can be reached by a ferry that departs once a day from El Rama through the Río Escondido with its mouth at