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Isla del Frío

Coordinates: 17°53′41″N 66°31′8″W / 17.89472°N 66.51889°W / 17.89472; -66.51889
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17°53′41″N 66°31′8″W / 17.89472°N 66.51889°W / 17.89472; -66.51889

Isla del Frio
Map
Geography
LocationPonce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates17°50′44″N 66°55′6″W / 17.84556°N 66.91833°W / 17.84556; -66.91833
Administration
United States
Demographics
Population0

Isla del Frio is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. Together with Cardona, Ratones, Caja de Muertos, Morrillito, and Gatas, isla del Frio is one of six islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce.[1][2]

Location

The island, sometimes erroneously considered a cay (or, key), and sometimes errouneously spelled Isla del Erio, [3] is located 1.0 km south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore at the mouth of Rio Inabon.[4] 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[5] (one cuerda equals 0.97 acres[6]). It is located at latitude 17.96444° and longitude -66.55639°.[7]

Geography and climate

The island is a small 6-foot flat-topped island and consists mostly of brush.[8] 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ CityMelt.Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ^ El Boricua.Puerto Rican 101. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  4. ^ West Indies Pilot, Volume 1.United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ UnitConversion.orgRetrieved 29 April 2011.
  7. ^ Isla del Frio.Traveling Luck. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  8. ^ West Indies Pilot, Volume 1.United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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