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Monos

Coordinates: 10°41′N 61°41′W / 10.683°N 61.683°W / 10.683; -61.683
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Monos
Nickname: Monkey Island
Map
Geography
ArchipelagoMonos, Gulf of Paria
Highest elevation1,165 ft (355.1 m)
Administration
Trinidad and Tobago

Monos is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. It is so named as the island was once home to noisy red howler monkeys ("monos" being the Spanish term for monkeys).

See also

References

  • Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.

10°41′N 61°41′W / 10.683°N 61.683°W / 10.683; -61.683

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