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Margarita Island (Isla de Margarita, Spanish pronunciation: [maɾɣaˈɾita]) is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the north west coast of the country, in the Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.
The Insular Region (Región Insular) [1] is one of the eight natural regions of Venezuela and one of the 10 administrative regions in which Venezuela was divided for its development plans; it comprises all of the nation's islands, and is formed by the state of Nueva Esparta and the Federal Dependencies.
The capital of Nueva Esparta state (made up of three islands), [2] it lies on Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea, off the South American mainland. It is situated in a fertile valley surrounded by green hills, 6 miles (10 km) inland from the port of Porlamar, where a cooler climate exists. The city was founded in 1565 by Captain Pedro ...
La Guardia is a fishing and tourist community on the northwest coast of Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Location [ edit ] La Guardia lies at the eastern end of a bar, or strip of land, that stretches more than 15 miles (24 km) from the main island of Margarita to Punta Tigre on the Macanao Peninsula , running between the Laguna de la Restinga and ...
San Pedro de Coche, is a small population, capital of the Villalba municipality, and at the same time economic and social capital of the island of Coche, in the Nueva Esparta state, south of Margarita Island, in northeastern Venezuela. Juan Griego is a city of around 45,000 people, it has shopping centers and beaches. La Galera is a fort not ...
Isla Hornos – location of Cape Horn (Cabo de Hornos) Isla Hoste; Isla Navarino; Isla Santa Inés; Islas Picton, Lennox y Nueva; Islas Wollaston; Londonderry Island; Isla Angamos; Isla Aracena; Isla Campana; Isla Chatham; Isla Clarence; Isla Diego de Almagro; Isla Duque de York; Isla Esmeralda; Isla Farrel; Isla Guarello; Isla Hanover; Isla ...
The peninsula is connected to the rest of Isla Margarita by a thin strip of land in Laguna de la Restinga National Park. Sixty years ago, it was an island. Sixty years ago, it was an island. [ 1 ] The peninsula has an area of 330 square kilometres (130 sq mi), rising from sea level to 745 metres (2,444 ft) at the peak of Cerro Macanao. [ 2 ]
Porlamar (Spanish pronunciation: [poɾlaˈmaɾ]) is the most populated city, major seaport and major center in the state of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela.It is situated on the southern coast of Margarita Island, one of three islands in the Caribbean Sea off the South American mainland which make up the state of Nueva Esparta, [1] at a distance of 6 miles (10 km) from the state capital of La Asunción.