Rabusquí
 Rabusqui Lagoon | |
  Location within Venezuela | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 11°52′00″N 66°41′00″W / 11.86667°N 66.68333°W |
| Archipelago | Los Roques Archipelago |
| Area | 110 ha (270 acres) |
| Administration | |
| Subdivision | Federal Dependencies |
| Insular Territory | Francisco de Miranda Insular Territory |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Rabusquí[1] (also Zancudo)[2] is an island in the Caribbean Sea that belongs to Venezuela.[3][4] Administratively, it is part of the Francisco de Miranda Insular Territory, a subdivision of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela.[5] Geographically, it is located in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the Los Roques Archipelago[6] and national park.[7]
Geography
It is located in the center of the national park, north of the Ensenada or Bajo de los Corales, east of Purquí (or Isla del Loco) and Isla Larga, south of Gran Roque, southwest of Esparquí, and west of Cayo Cuchillo. Just to the north is a small cay called Pelona de Rabusquí, along with a small coral barrier that features a cave rich in marine fauna. The lagoon in the area, also named Rabusquí, is a popular site among visitors due to the transparency of its waters.
It has an estimated surface area of 110 hectares (equivalent to 1.10 square kilometers) and a perimeter of approximately 7 kilometers. It is largely covered by thick vegetation with a multitude of small lagoons and bays.
See also
References
- ↑ Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico (in Spanish). Universidad de Oriente, Instituto Oceanográfico. 2007.
- ↑ Amend, Thora (1992). Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques (in Spanish). Fundación Polar. ISBN 978-980-07-0744-9.
- ↑ Informe técnico (in Spanish). República de Venezuela, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría, Oficina Nacional de Pesca. 1972.
- ↑ Parques (Venezuela), Instituto Nacional de (1983). Los Parques nacionales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Parques. ISBN 978-84-499-6781-8.
- ↑ Acta biológica venezuelica (in Spanish). Escuela de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela. 1995.
- ↑ Belleville, Bill (2014-09-23). The Peace of Blue: Water Journeys. University Press of Florida. ISBN 978-0-8130-4771-3.
- ↑ Weidmann, K. (2003). Parques nacionales de Venezuela (in Spanish). Oscar Todtmann. ISBN 978-980-6028-72-2.