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The Geology of Puerto Rico can be divided into three major geologic provinces: The Cordillera Central, the Carbonate, and the Coastal Lowlands. [1] Puerto Rico is composed of Jurassic to Eocene volcanic and plutonic rocks, which are overlain by younger Oligocene to recent carbonates and other sedimentary rocks .
The Northern Karst Belt (Spanish: Cinturón del Carso Norteño) is a limestone karst landscape located in the northwestern region of Puerto Rico. A karst is a topographical zone formed by the dissolution of soluble porous rocks, such as limestone , with features such as mogotes , canyons , caves , sinkholes , streams and rivers , all of which ...
Vega State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Vega) is a state forest of Puerto Rico located in the municipalities of Vega Alta and Vega Baja.The subtropical moist forest is located in the northern coast of Puerto Rico in the middle of the karst zone known as the Carso Norteño (Northern karst), and it contains features typical of such geography such as sinkholes, caves and mogotes.
Guajataca State Forest is located in the middle of the karst landscape country, particularly the Northern Karst zone of Puerto Rico. A karst is a topographical zone formed by the dissolution of soluble porous rocks, in this case limestone, with features such as mogotes, canyons, caves, sinkholes, streams and rivers, all of which are common on this region of the island.
The Puerto Rico Conservation Trust manages two-thirds of the protected area while the municipalities of Barranquitas and Aibonito manage the rest; the organization Para La Naturaleza manages the clerical, tourist and recreational activities of the area while also promoting the conservation and scientific activities that take place in the form ...
Geology of Puerto Rico — island of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region of North America. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 ...
List of nature reserves (reservas naturales) in Puerto Rico No. Nature reserve Image Municipalities Est. Area (acres) Description 1 Abey: Salinas: 2023 6 Forested hydrological and geological basin with designated Specially Protected Rustic Soil (Suelo Rústico Especialmente Protegido or SREP) important for the stability of wetlands and mangrove forests of the Jobos Bay National Estuarine ...
Location map Puerto Rico Trench—United States Geological Survey Perspective view of the sea floor of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Lesser Antilles are on the lower left side of the view and Florida is on the upper right. The purple sea floor at the center of the view is the Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest part of the Atlantic ...