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Farallon de Pajaros (from Spanish Farallón de los pájaros, meaning Birds Rock), also known as Urracas (from Spanish Urracas, meaning Magpies), is an uninhabited volcanic island, the northernmost island in the Northern Mariana Islands chain.
Farallon de Pajaros has a land area of 2.55 km² (0.985 sq mi). It is 1.2 miles in diameter. The volcano at its centre has had many eruptions. Its Northern Mariana Islands neighbors include Saipan and Tinian. Its northern neighbor is South Iwo Jima of the Ogasawara Islands of Japan.
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Bathymetry around Farallon de Pajaros
