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'''Isla del Frio''' 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]], [[Isla de Ratones|Ratones]], [[Cardona Island|Cardona]], and [[Isla de Jueyes]], Isla del Frio 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> |
'''Isla del Frio''' 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]], [[Isla de Ratones|Ratones]], [[Cardona Island|Cardona]], and [[Isla de Jueyes]], Isla del Frio 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> The island is considered part of barrio [[Vayas]].<ref>[http://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> |
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==Location== |
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17°57′43″N 66°33′22″W / 17.96194°N 66.55611°W
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| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 17°57′43″N 66°33′22″W / 17.96194°N 66.55611°W |
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Isla del Frio is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico.[1] Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla de Jueyes, Isla del Frio is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce.[2][3][4] The island is considered part of barrio Vayas.[5]
Location
The island, sometimes erroneously considered a cay (or, key), and sometimes errouneously spelled Isla del Erio,[6] is located 1.0 km 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
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
Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
References
- ^ Isla del Frio. Puerto Rico Home Town Locator. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ 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 29 April 2011.
- ^ Map of Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico. United States Geological Survey. Home Town Locator. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ El Boricua. Puerto Rican 101. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ West Indies Pilot, Volume 1. United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ UnitConversion.org Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ Isla del Frio. Traveling Luck. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ West Indies Pilot, Volume 1. United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
