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List of islands of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Isla de Ratones, as seen from Barrio Canas, Ponce, PR

This list of islands in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is a summary of the seven islands that form part of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It consists of islands, keys, and cays, and similarly named geographic features surrounded by large bodies of water, namely, the Caribbean Sea.[1][2]

Island list summary table

No. Name Area Location Type Comment
1 Isla de Cardona 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) Barrio Playa Island Also known as Isla Sor Isolina Ferré
2 Isla de Ratones 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) Barrio Canas Island Not to be confused with Isla de Ratones in Cabo Rojo
3 Isla del Frío 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) Barrio Vayas Island Administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
4 Caja de Muertos 1.54 km2 (380 acres) Barrio Playa Island Largest of the islands
5 Isla Morrillito 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) Barrio Playa Island A protected nature reserve; Connected to Caja de Muertos by a bank of shallow waters about 5.49 meters deep
6 Isla de Gatas 0.05 km2 (12 acres) Barrio Playa Island Has been artificially joined to the Ponce mainland and is now occupied by Club Nautico de Ponce
7 Isla de Jueyes 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) Barrio Vayas Island Actually a group of three small islands

References

  1. ^ Maptest. Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Accessed 7 June 2016.
  2. ^ Webcensus. Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Accessed 7 June 2016.
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