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Farallón de Pájaros (from Spanish Farallón de Pájaros, meaning "Birds' Sea Stack", see Stack_(geology)), also known as Uracus or Urracas (from Spanish Urracas, meaning "Magpies"), is a small (2.3 km²) uninhabited volcanic island, the northernmost island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain.

Farallón de Pájaros

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Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	20°32′42″N 144°53′37″E
Archipelago	Mariana Islands
Area	2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi)[1]
Length	1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Highest elevation	360 m (1180 ft)
Highest point	Farallon de Pajaros
Administration
United States
Commonwealth	Northern Mariana Islands
Demographics
Population	- uninhabited - (2010)

History

Presumably Farallon de Pajaros was never permanently inhabited.^{[citation needed]}

From 1899 to 1914, Farallón de Pájaros was controlled by the German Empire and was administered as part of the colony of German New Guinea. In 1903 the island was leased to a Japanese company, which hunted birds whose feathers were exported to Japan and then to Paris.[2]

After World War I, the island was awarded to the Empire of Japan, by the League of Nations as part of the South Seas Mandate. After World War II, Farallón de Pájaros was awarded to the United States as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and is currently administered as part of the Northern Islands Municipality of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

In 1985, per the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the island was designated as a wilderness area for the protection and conservation of natural resources. Since 2009, the island has been part of Marianas Trench Marine National Monument of the United States.[3]

Geography

Farallón de Pájaros is the northernmost island of the Marianas chain. It is located 65 kilometers (40 mi) northwest of the Maug Islands and 591 km (367 mi) north of Saipan, the main island of the Northern Mariana Islands. Its northern neighbor is South Iwo Jima of the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, located 541 km (336 mi) away.

Farallón de Pájaros is nearly circular, with a length of 1.8 km (1.1 mi), a width of 1.6 km (0.99 mi) and has an area of 2.3 km² (0.89 sq mi).[4] Farallón de Pájaros is the top of an active stratovolcano with a height of 360 meters (1,180 ft) above sea level. The base of this stratovolcano is about 2,000 feet (610 m) below sea level, it has a diameter of 15 to 20 kilometers.

Volcanic activity

Between 1864 and 1953, 15 volcanic eruptions of Farallón de Pájaros have been recorded.[5]

In the area of Farallón de Pájaros are two submarine volcanoes: The Makhahnas Seamount located about 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest, reaching a height of 640 m (2,100 ft) below sea level, and last erupted in 1967. The Ahyi Seamount located about 18 km (11 mi) south-east and reaches a height of 137 m (449 ft) below sea level. It is associated with a possible eruption in 1979, an eruption in 2001, and a series of underwater eruptions from 24 April to 17 May 2014, with hydrothermal activity continuing at least to December 2014.[6]

Important Bird Area

The island has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of Micronesian megapodes and sooty terns.[7]

See also

• Okinotorishima

References

• Horst Lehne and Christoph Gäbler: Über die Marianen. Lehne-Verlag, Wohldorf in Germany 1972.
• Russell E. Brainard et al.: Coral reef ecosystem monitoring report of the Mariana Archipelago: 2003–2007. (=PIFSC Special Publication, SP-12-01) NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center 2012 (Kapitel Farallon de Pajaros (englisch, PDF, 10,4 MB)).

Notes

External links

• "Farallon de Pajaros". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

На других языках

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[de] Farallon de Pajaros

Farallon de Pajaros (aus dem Span. Farallón de los pájaros, auf deutsch „Klippe der Vögel“, auch Urakas, Guy oder Fanny genannt)[1] ist eine kleine, unbewohnte Vulkaninsel im Pazifischen Ozean. Sie gehört geographisch zur Inselgruppe der Marianen und politisch zum US-Außengebiet der Nördlichen Marianen.

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- [en] Farallon de Pajaros

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[es] Farallón de Pájaros

Farallón de Pájaros, antiguamente conocida como Urracas, es la isla más septentrional del estado libre asociado de Islas Marianas del Norte (Estados Unidos.

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[fr] Farallon de Pajaros

Farallon de Pajaros (de l'espagnol Farallón de Pájaros, « rocher des oiseaux »), aussi connu comme Urracas est une île volcanique et l'île la plus au nord des îles Mariannes du Nord.

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[it] Farallon de Pajaros

Farallon de Pajaros (in spagnolo Farallón de Pájaros, "faraglione degli uccelli") o Urracas è un'isola vulcanica dell'oceano Pacifico. È la più settentrionale delle Isole Marianne.

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[ru] Фаральон-де-Пахарос

Фаральон-де-Пахарос (англ. Farallon de Pajaros) — остров в архипелаге Марианские острова в Тихом океане. Принадлежит Северным Марианским островам и входит в состав муниципалитета Северные острова.

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