Gatas (Ponce)
17°57′49″N 66°37′05″W / 17.96361°N 66.61806°W
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 17°57′49″N 66°37′05″W / 17.96361°N 66.61806°W |
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United States | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Isla de Gatas (Cats Island) is a small island in barrio Playa in the municipality of Ponce in southern Puerto Rico. The island is home to the Club Náutico de Ponce, a private sports complex, and it is located near La Guancha and next to the Port of Ponce. Together with Cardona, Isla del Frio, Caja de Muertos, Morrillito, and Isla de Ratones, Isla de Gatas is one of six islands in the municipality of Ponce.[1][2]
Location and geography
While geographically it is considered an island on its own right,[3] Isla de Gatas is actually physically attached to the Puerto Rico mainland, thanks to the construction of a dike in the 1950s. In this sense it now a cape more than an island in the strictest sense.[4] The dyke grew the original one-acre island to the current 13 acres (0.053 square kilometers).[5]
Isla de Gatas is located at latitude 17°57'49"N and longitude -66°37'05" (Latitude. 17.96944°, Longitude. -66.6175°)[6] The island, located 0.2 km south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore across from Punta Penoncillo, extends 0.5km west from Punta Caranero to the east.[7][8]
Isla de Gatas has an elevation of 10 feet,[9] and it has a beach on the western side.
Development
The island is a small low island and fully developed thanks to the construction of the Club Nautico de Ponce and its marina.
References
- ^ 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.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.Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Traveling Luck:Ponce Yatch 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.U.S. Navy. Chart number 9. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Isla de Gata, PR.Retrieved 5 May 2011.
