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Patos Island is located about 540 kilometres (340 mi) northeast of Caracas in the Golfo de Paria (Gulf of Paria).The coordinates are It lies in the Boca Grande strait of the Bocas del Dragón (Dragon's Mouth), approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) off the Paria Peninsula of mainland Venezuela and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west-south-west of Chacachacare, which is part of Trinidad and Tobago.
Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude. The island is 360 hectares (900 acres) in area. It is one of the Bocas Islands, which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. Chacachacare is the westernmost of the Bocas Islands ...
Venezuelan mainland (Paria Peninsula) seen in the horizon and Patos Island seen to the left. The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth). Locally they are referred to as "Down de Islands" or "DDI". Chacachacare; Monos; Huevos; Gaspar Grande (Gasparee) Gasparillo Island (Little Gasparee or ...
In 1777, when the Captaincy General of Venezuela was created, the island of Patos became part of the province of Cumaná. In 1803, through a treaty known as the Peace of Amiens, Spain ceded the island of Trinidad to England, since it had been occupied by British citizens since 1797.
The Boca Grande or Grand Boca separates Chacachacare from the Paria Peninsula and Patos Island of Venezuela. The international border between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela runs through this strait. The Boca de Navios or Third Boca which separates Chacachacare from Huevos. The Boca de Huevos or Second Boca which separates Huevos from Monos.
Patos Island (Venezuela) Pedernales, Delta Amacuro; Pelican Island (Trinidad and Tobago) ... Pointe-à-Pierre; R. Rock Island (Trinidad and Tobago) S. San Juan River ...
There will be a brief welcoming ceremony at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. at 102 Pope's Island, New Bedford. The ship will be open for tours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 11-15.
Inclusion of Patos in the list, which was part of Trinidad until 1942. With Patos, the list would be 23. With Patos, the list would be 23. Even assuming that reliable sources have made a mistake of keeping to include it, this doesn't make sense since Soldado Rock was Venezuelan territory at the time (there were essentially traded).