Isla de Muerto (Los Roques)
.jpg) Isla de Muerto or Señuelo, Los Roques | |
Interactive map of Isla de Muerto | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 11°48′26″N 66°35′36″W / 11.80722°N 66.59333°W |
| Archipelago | Los Roques Archipelago |
| Area | 2,300 ha (5,700 acres) |
| Administration | |
| Administrative division | Federal Dependencies |
| Insular Territory | Francisco de Miranda Insular Territory |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Isla de Muerto[1] (also written as Isla Muerto)[2] is the name of an island in the Caribbean Sea that belongs to Venezuela. Administratively, it is part of the Federal Dependencies and is integrated into the Francisco de Miranda Insular Territory.
Geography
It has an area of 2,300 hectares (2,3 km²), making it one of the 5 largest islands within the Los Roques Archipelago group.
It is located south of Cayos Bubies and Cayo Cuchillo, northwest of Buchuiyaco, and northeast of Gresky. It is located within the zone designated as the Integral Protection Area (PI) of the Los Roques Archipelago National Park, which means that public access and tourism activities are strictly limited.
Isla de Muerto should not be confused with another island with a similar name in Morrocoy National Park (Cayo Muerto in Falcón State)[3] nor with another island located further north of the Great Barrier Reef of the East and which is also part of Los Roques (Cayo Muerto) east of Cayo Pirata and south of Cayo Vapor.
See also
References
- ↑ Rangel, Román (2002). Venezuela: una joya para el mundo (in Spanish). Ecograph. ISBN 978-980-07-8642-0.
- ↑ Amend, Thora (1992). Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques (in Spanish). Fundación Polar. ISBN 978-980-07-0744-9.
- ↑ Maddicks, Russell (2011-02-11). Venezuela: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-299-6.