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This is a list of islands of Puerto Rico. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has over 143 islands, keys , islets , and atolls . Only the main island of Puerto Rico (3,424 sq mi [8,868 km2]), and the islands of Vieques (51 sq mi [130 km 2 ]), and Culebra (10 sq mi [26 km 2 ]) are inhabited.
Mona and Monito as seen from the International Space Station. Mona is the third largest island in the archipelago of Puerto Rico and the largest in the Mona Passage. It has an area of 22 square miles (57 km 2) and is located 41 miles (66 km) from the main island of Puerto Rico, and 38 miles (61 km) east of the Dominican Republic.
Mona Island (Spanish: Isla de Mona) is the third-largest island of the Puerto Rican archipelago, after the main island of Puerto Rico and Vieques. It is the largest of three islands in the Mona Passage, the strait between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, with the others being Monito Island and Desecheo Island. It measures about 7 miles by 4 miles ...
At the end of the 19th century, a leper colony was established on the island. On December 17, 1876, the governor of Puerto Rico, Segundo de la Portilla, set the first stone of the official building to house lepers, which was completed in 1883. However, it is believed that the colony was established prior to construction of the building.
Puerto Rico wears the dual hat of being a US territory and a Caribbean island. It’s also the self-proclaimed “ rum capital in the world”. So, of course, a visit here would be remiss without ...
Conception Island: 8.5 3 Bahamas: 116 Ronde Island: 8.1 - Grenada: 117 Jost Van Dyke: 8 3 British Virgin Islands: 118 Union Island: 8 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 119 Solarte Island: 8 3 Panama: 120 Isleta de San Juan: 7.8 3 Puerto Rico: 121 Salt Cay: 6.74 2.60 Turks and Caicos Islands: 122 Klein Bonaire: 6 2.3 Caribbean Netherlands: 123 ...
Geologically separated from the Greater Antilles island of Hispaniola by the Mona Passage and from the Lesser Antilles island arc by the Anegada Passage, the main island of Puerto Rico, the Spanish Virgin Islands of Vieques and Culebra, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands except for the southernmost island of Saint Croix all lie on the same carbonate platform and insular ...
The largest uninhabited island in the world. 28: Alexander Island: 49,070: 18,950: Antarctica: Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina (partial), Chile, and the United Kingdom. The largest island in Antarctica. 29: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego: 47,992: 18,530: Argentina Chile: Tierra del Fuego Province Magallanes Region: The largest island ...