Los Frailes Archipelago
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean sea |
| Archipelago | Los Frailes |
| Total islands | 10 |
| Major islands | Isla Fraile Grande |
| Area | 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Status | Federal Dependency |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 6 (approximately) |
The Islas Los Frailes are an archipelago of rock islets with sparse scrub vegetation belonging to the Federal dependencies of Venezuela, part of Venezuela.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The flotilla of Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda sighted in 1499 the archipelago composed of ten islands:
- Chepere
- Guacaraida
- Isla Fraile Grande
- Nabobo
- Cominoto
- Macarare
- Guairiare
- Guacaraida
- La Balandra
- La Peche
The largest island is called Fraile Grande or Puerto Real and is 2,200 metres (7,218 ft) long and occupies 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi). The southern islet has an elevation of 91 m (299 ft). About eight kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Los Failes is Roca del Norte (North Rock), which is 3 m (10 ft) high.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
- List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
- List of Poriferans of Venezuela
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Vila, Marco Aurelio. 1967: Aspectos geográficos de las Dependencias Federales. Corporación Venezolana de Fomento. Caracas. 115p.
- ^ Cervigon, Fernando. 1995: Las Dependencias Federales. Academia Nacional de la Historia. Caracas. 193p.
- ^ Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lecuna, Vicente. 1960: Crónica razonada de las guerras de Bolívar. The Colonial Books, New York. 3 volúmenes.
- ^ Jurado Toro, Bernardo. 1980: Bolívar y el mar. Edición del Banco Central de Venezuela. Caracas. 183p.
- ^ Vargas, Francisco Alejandro. 1983: Nuestros héroes navales. Comandancia General de la Armada. Caracas. 2 volúmenes.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Los Frailes Archipelago.
- Los Frailes; hfdx.org
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