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{{Short description|Small island of Ponce, Puerto Rico}} |
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'''Isla de Gatas''' |
'''Gatas''', or more commonly '''Isla de Gatas''', is a small [[island]] in barrio [[Playa (Ponce)|Playa]] in the municipality of [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] in southern [[Puerto Rico]]. A [[tied island]] since the [[1950s]] connected to the Puerto Rico mainland via a [[tombolo]], Isla de Gatas is home to [[Club Náutico de Ponce]], a private sports complex. It is located south of [[Paseo Tablado La Guancha|La Guancha]] and the [[Port of Ponce]]. Together with [[Caja de Muertos]], [[Morrillito]], [[Isla de Ratones (Ponce)|Ratones]], [[Cardona Island Light|Cardona]], [[Isla del Frio]], and [[Isla de Jueyes]], Gatas is one of seven islands in 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 5 May 2011.</ref> |
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==Location and geography== |
==Location and geography== |
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While geographically it is considered an island on its own right,<ref>[http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/BookletChart/25683_BookletChart_HomeEd.pdf Bahia de Ponce and Approaches. BookletChart. Chart Number 25683. US Government. NOAA.]Retrieved 22 May 2011.</ref> |
While geographically it is considered an island on its own right,<ref>[http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/BookletChart/25683_BookletChart_HomeEd.pdf Bahia de Ponce and Approaches. BookletChart. Chart Number 25683. US Government. NOAA.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428085812/http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/BookletChart/25683_BookletChart_HomeEd.pdf |date=28 April 2011 }} Retrieved 22 May 2011.</ref> Gatas is actually physically attached to the Puerto Rico mainland, thanks to the construction of a dike in the [[1950s]]. In this sense, it is now a [[cape (geography)|cape]] more than an island in the strictest sense.<ref>[http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-1613036-Puerto_Rico-Isla_de_Gata.html ''Isla de Gata, PR.''] Retrieved 5 May 2011.</ref> The dike grew the original one-acre island to the current {{convert|13|acres|3|abbr=in}}.<ref>[http://www.allatsea.net/article/September_2006/Yacht_Club_of_the_Month:_Ponce_Yacht_and_Fishing_Club ''Yacht Club of the Month: Ponce Yacht and Fishing Club.'' All at Sea:Caribbean. September 2006.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925012140/http://allatsea.net/article/September_2006/Yacht_Club_of_the_Month:_Ponce_Yacht_and_Fishing_Club |date=25 September 2010 }} Retrieved 22 May 2011.</ref> |
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Gatas is located at latitude 17°57'49"N and longitude -66°37'05" (Latitude. 17.96944°, Longitude. -66.6175°)<ref>[http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Puerto+Rico/general/_4566889_Ponce+Yacht+Club.html#local_map ''Traveling Luck:Ponce Yacht Club.''] Retrieved 5 May 2011.</ref> The island, located 0.12 mi (0.2 km) south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore across from Punta Peñoncillo, extends 0.31 mi (0.5 km) west from Punta Caranero to the east.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=n10vAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA594 ''West Indies Pilot, Volume 1.''] United States Hydrographic Office. Page 599. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.</ref><ref>[http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/BookletChart/25683_BookletChart_HomeEd.pdf ''Bookletchart: Bahia de Ponce and Approaches.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428085812/http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/BookletChart/25683_BookletChart_HomeEd.pdf |date=28 April 2011 }} U.S. Navy. Chart number 9. Retrieved 5 May 2011.</ref> |
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The island has an elevation of 10 feet,<ref>[http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-1613036-Puerto_Rico-Isla_de_Gata.html ''Isla de Gata, PR.''] Retrieved 5 May 2011.</ref> and it has a beach on the western side. |
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==Development== |
==Development== |
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The island is a small low island and fully developed thanks to the construction of the Club Nautico de Ponce and its [[marina]]. |
The island is a small low island and fully developed thanks to the construction of the Club Nautico de Ponce and its [[marina]]. |
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==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 26 October 2024
 Isla de Gatas on the left and its connection to the mainland | |
  Isla de Gatas | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 17°57′49″N 66°37′05″W / 17.96361°N 66.61806°W |
| Area | 0.053 km2 (0.020 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Ponce |
| Barrio | Playa |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Gatas, or more commonly Isla de Gatas, is a small island in barrio Playa in the municipality of Ponce in southern Puerto Rico. A tied island since the 1950s connected to the Puerto Rico mainland via a tombolo, Isla de Gatas is home to Club Náutico de Ponce, a private sports complex. It is located south of La Guancha and the Port of Ponce. Together with Caja de Muertos, Morrillito, Ratones, Cardona, Isla del Frio, and Isla de Jueyes, Gatas is one of seven islands in the municipality of Ponce.[1][2]
Location and geography
[edit]While geographically it is considered an island on its own right,[3] Gatas is actually physically attached to the Puerto Rico mainland, thanks to the construction of a dike in the 1950s. In this sense, it is now a cape more than an island in the strictest sense.[4] The dike grew the original one-acre island to the current 13 acres (5.261 hectares).[5]
Gatas is located at latitude 17°57'49"N and longitude -66°37'05" (Latitude. 17.96944°, Longitude. -66.6175°)[6] The island, located 0.12 mi (0.2 km) south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore across from Punta Peñoncillo, extends 0.31 mi (0.5 km) west from Punta Caranero to the east.[7][8]
The island has an elevation of 10 feet,[9] and it has a beach on the western side.
Development
[edit]The island is a small low island and fully developed thanks to the construction of the Club Nautico de Ponce and its marina.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ CityMelt. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Bahia de Ponce and Approaches. BookletChart. Chart Number 25683. US Government. NOAA. Archived 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Isla de Gata, PR. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Yacht Club of the Month: Ponce Yacht and Fishing Club. All at Sea:Caribbean. September 2006. Archived 25 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Traveling Luck:Ponce Yacht Club. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ West Indies Pilot, Volume 1. United States Hydrographic Office. Page 599. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ Bookletchart: Bahia de Ponce and Approaches. Archived 28 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine U.S. Navy. Chart number 9. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Isla de Gata, PR. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
