Roncador Bank

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Roncador Bank, a mostly submerged atoll with several sandy cays, located at 13°34′N, 80°04′W, is 14 by 6 km in size, with an area of 65 km² (mostly water – lagoon). In the northern area lies Roncador Cay, about 600 m by 300 m in area, and rising to 4 m elevation. There are several houses on it, partly ruined, build by American troops during the Cuban Missile Crisis. An old disused lighthouse is at its northern end. A new lighthouse has been operating since 1977, at 13°34′N, 80°05′W. Originally claimed by the United States under the Guano Act of 1856, the atoll was returned by the United States to Colombia on September 17, 1981, together with Serrana Bank.

On September 8, 1972, the United States and Colombia signed a treaty recognizing the latter's sovereignty over Quita Sueño Bank, Roncador Cay and Serrana Bank. This treaty became effective on September 17, 1981.