Monito_Island

Monito Island

Monito Island

Uninhabited island of Puerto Rico

"Monito" redirects here. For the South American animal, see monito del monte.

Monito Island (English: Little Mona, Spanish: Islote Monito) is an uninhabited island about 3.1 mi (5.0 km) northwest of the much larger Mona Island. Monito is the masculine diminutive form of Mona in Spanish, which also translates to little monkey in Spanish. It is one of three islands in the Mona Passage, and part of the Isla de Mona e Islote Monito barrio, a subdivision of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

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It is 46.43 mi (74.72 km) from the Puerto Rican mainland, and 35.73 mi (57.50 km) from the island of Hispaniola (the coast of the Dominican Republic).

Description

Migrants from Cuba rescued near Monito Island by the US Coast Guard

The island is uninhabited. The high altitude of the island's shoreline makes it inaccessible by sea. Monito has an area of 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) or 36.25 acres (14.67 ha), its highest point is 213 ft (65 m), and is barren. The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued migrants off Monito Island. The Monito gecko is found only on Monito Island.[1]

  • US 2010 Census map of the two islands off Mayagüez
  • Banded Coral Shrimp
  • Green Moray Eel
  • Diver in cave
  • Diver and anemone
  • Diver and old anchor

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Monito gecko". FWS.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
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