GORGONA, a small island of the South Sea, 12 miles West of the coast of Peru, in America. It is indifferent high land, very woody, and some of the trees are very tall and large, and proper for masts. It is about 10 miles in circumference, and has several springs and rivulets of excellent water, but is subject to constant rains. W. Long. 79. 3. S. Lat. 3. 30.