Isla Farallón
| Isla Farallón | ||
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| Waters | Río de la Plata | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 29 ′ 3 ″ S , 57 ° 55 ′ 6 ″ W | |
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| length | 185 m | |
| width | 99 m | |
| surface | 1.5 ha | |
The Isla Farallón is in the Río de la Plata located Uruguayan island. Farallón is Spanish for cliff .
The small, rocky and tree-covered island is 6 km from Colonia del Sacramento in a west-southwest direction. On the Isla Farallón there is a 20 meter high white lighthouse built in 1870. In January 2006 it was declared a historical monument together with the neighboring Isla San Gabriel , which is 2.4 km northeast .
