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The archipelago of Culebra, located east of Puerto Rico, north of Vieques, and west of the Virgin Islands, is composed of the island of Culebra and 28 uninhabited islets. [26] Mainly mountainous, the island of Culebra possesses world-renowned beaches.
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
Columbus named the island San Juan Bautista, in honor of Saint John the Baptist, while the capital city was named Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City"). [21] Eventually traders and other maritime visitors came to refer to the entire island as Puerto Rico, while San Juan became the name used for the main trading/shipping port and the capital ...
It includes most islands with an area greater than 20 square miles (approximately 52 km 2). ... Puerto Rico: 1,314 42.5 North Haven: 11.6 30.1
It does not include divided islands; several of the world's largest islands, such as New Guinea, Borneo, ... Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico: 8,897 (3,435) 23
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.
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 ...
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 Mustique: 5.7 2.2 Saint Vincent and ...