Geography | |
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Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Coordinates | 17°57′43″N 66°33′22″W / 17.96194°N 66.55611°W |
Area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Municipality | Ponce |
Barrio | Vayas |
Isla del Frío is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. [1] Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla de Jueyes, Isla del Frío is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce. [2] [3] [4] Like Isla de Jueyes, the island is considered part of barrio Vayas. [5]
The island, sometimes erroneously considered a key (or, cay), and sometimes erroneously spelled Isla del Erio, [6] is located approximately 980 feet (300 m) south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore at the mouth of Rio Inabon. [7] The closest populated point on the mainland is Hacienda Villa Esperanza, located in barrio Vayas; however the closest geographic point on the mainland is barrio Capitanejo in Ponce. The island has an area of 2.89 cuerdas [8] (one cuerda equals 0.97 acres [9]). It is located at latitude 17.96444° and longitude -66.55639°. [10]
The island is a small 6-foot flat-topped island and consists mostly of brush. [11] The climate is dry and the island supports dry forest.
Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
Geography | |
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Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Coordinates | 17°57′43″N 66°33′22″W / 17.96194°N 66.55611°W |
Area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Municipality | Ponce |
Barrio | Vayas |
Isla del Frío is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. [1] Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla de Jueyes, Isla del Frío is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce. [2] [3] [4] Like Isla de Jueyes, the island is considered part of barrio Vayas. [5]
The island, sometimes erroneously considered a key (or, cay), and sometimes erroneously spelled Isla del Erio, [6] is located approximately 980 feet (300 m) south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore at the mouth of Rio Inabon. [7] The closest populated point on the mainland is Hacienda Villa Esperanza, located in barrio Vayas; however the closest geographic point on the mainland is barrio Capitanejo in Ponce. The island has an area of 2.89 cuerdas [8] (one cuerda equals 0.97 acres [9]). It is located at latitude 17.96444° and longitude -66.55639°. [10]
The island is a small 6-foot flat-topped island and consists mostly of brush. [11] The climate is dry and the island supports dry forest.
Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.