Tierra Bomba Island


Tierra Bomba is a Colombian island off the coast of Cartagena de Indias. The island is within the legal administration of the municipality of Cartagena in Bolívar Department, and covers a surface area of 19.84 km2 that house an estimated population of 9,000 people.

Naval Base

In January 2014, it was announced that Tierra Bomba Island would house a new Caribbean Naval Base of the Colombian Navy. The naval base would be within the locality of Bocagrande and be 33.4 hectares in size.