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'''Isla del Frío''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for ''island of the cold'') is a small uninhabited [[island]] off the southern coast of [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>[http://puertorico.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1992841,n,isla%20del%20frio.cfm ''Isla del Frio.''] Puerto Rico Home Town Locator. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2011.</ref> Together with [[Caja de Muertos]], [[Isla de Gatas|Gatas]], [[Morrillito]], [[Ratones]], [[Cardona Island|Cardona]], and [[Isla de Jueyes]], Isla del Frío is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]].<ref>Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. ''Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce.'' Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.</ref><ref>[http://www.citymelt.com/county/Puerto-Rico/Ponce+Municipio-PR.html CityMelt.] Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref><ref>[http://puertorico.hometownlocator.com/maps/countymap,cfips,113,c,ponce.cfm ''Map of Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico.''] United States Geological Survey. Home Town Locator. Retrieved 6 June 2011.</ref> Like [[Isla de Jueyes]], the island is considered part of barrio [[Vayas]].<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf ''Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts.''] U.S. Census Bureau. Publication Number PHC-3-53. Published November 2003. Page F-17. Retrieved 22 September 2011.</ref>
'''Isla del Frío''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for 'cold island') is a small uninhabited [[island]] off the southern central coast of the [[Geography of Puerto Rico|main island]] of [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>[http://puertorico.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,1992841,n,isla%20del%20frio.cfm ''Isla del Frio.''] Puerto Rico Home Town Locator. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2011.</ref> Together with [[Caja de Muertos]], [[Isla de Gatas|Gatas]], [[Morrillito]], [[Ratones]], [[Cardona Island|Cardona]], and [[Isla de Jueyes]], Isla del Frío is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]].<ref>Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. ''Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce.'' Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.</ref><ref>[http://www.citymelt.com/county/Puerto-Rico/Ponce+Municipio-PR.html CityMelt.] Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref><ref>[http://puertorico.hometownlocator.com/maps/countymap,cfips,113,c,ponce.cfm ''Map of Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico.''] United States Geological Survey. Home Town Locator. Retrieved 6 June 2011.</ref> Like [[Isla de Jueyes]], the island is considered part of barrio [[Vayas]].<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf ''Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts.''] U.S. Census Bureau. Publication Number PHC-3-53. Published November 2003. Page F-17. Retrieved 22 September 2011.</ref>


==Location==
==Location==
The island, sometimes erroneously considered a [[cay]] (or, [[cay|key]]), and sometimes erroneously spelled ''Isla del Erio'',<ref>[http://www.elboricua.com/PuertoRican101.html ''El Boricua.''] Puerto Rican 101. Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref> is located approximately {{convert|980|ft|m|sp=us}} south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore at the mouth of [[Rio Inabon]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=n10vAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA594 ''West Indies Pilot, Volume 1.''] United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref> 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 (Ponce)|Capitanejo]] in Ponce. The island has an area of 2.89 ''[[cuerda]]s''<ref>Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. ''Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce.'' Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.</ref> (one ''cuerda'' equals 0.97 acres<ref>[http://www.unitconversion.org/area/acres-us-survey-to-cuerdas-conversion.html UnitConversion.org] Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref>). It is located at latitude 17.96444° and longitude -66.55639°.<ref>[http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Puerto+Rico/general/_4565607_Isla+del+Frio.html#local_map ''Isla del Frio''.] Traveling Luck. Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref>
The island, sometimes erroneously considered a key (or, [[cay]]), and sometimes erroneously spelled ''Isla del Erio'',<ref>[http://www.elboricua.com/PuertoRican101.html ''El Boricua.''] Puerto Rican 101. Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref> is located approximately {{convert|980|ft|m|sp=us}} south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore at the mouth of [[Rio Inabon]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=n10vAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA594 ''West Indies Pilot, Volume 1.''] United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref> 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 (Ponce)|Capitanejo]] in Ponce. The island has an area of 2.89 ''[[cuerda]]s''<ref>Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. ''Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce.'' Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.</ref> (one ''cuerda'' equals 0.97 acres<ref>[http://www.unitconversion.org/area/acres-us-survey-to-cuerdas-conversion.html UnitConversion.org] Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref>). It is located at latitude 17.96444° and longitude -66.55639°.<ref>[http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Puerto+Rico/general/_4565607_Isla+del+Frio.html#local_map ''Isla del Frio''.] Traveling Luck. Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref>


==Geography and climate==
==Geography and climate==
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==Nature reserve==
==Nature reserve==
Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the [[Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources]].
Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.


==References==
==References==
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Isla del Frío
Isla del Frio, Ponce, Puerto Rico, taken looking SW from the shores of the municipality of Juana Diaz
Isla del Frío is located in Puerto Rico
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Isla del Frío
Isla del Frío is located in Lesser Antilles
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Isla del Frío is located in Caribbean
Isla del Frío
Isla del Frío
Geography
LocationPonce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates17°57′43″N 66°33′22″W / 17.96194°N 66.55611°W / 17.96194; -66.55611
Area0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi)
Administration
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityPonce
BarrioVayas

Isla del Frío (Spanish for 'cold island') is a small uninhabited island off the southern central coast of the main island 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]

Location

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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]

Geography and climate

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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.

Nature reserve

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Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.

References

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  1. ^ Isla del Frio. Puerto Rico Home Town Locator. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  2. ^ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
  3. ^ CityMelt. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  4. ^ Map of Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico. United States Geological Survey. Home Town Locator. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  5. ^ Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts. U.S. Census Bureau. Publication Number PHC-3-53. Published November 2003. Page F-17. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  6. ^ El Boricua. Puerto Rican 101. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  7. ^ West Indies Pilot, Volume 1. United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  8. ^ Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
  9. ^ UnitConversion.org Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  10. ^ Isla del Frio. Traveling Luck. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  11. ^ West Indies Pilot, Volume 1. United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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