Monito Island

Monito

Monito Island, Puerto Rico
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Geography
Coordinates	18°9′29″N 67°56′47″W / 18.15806°N 67.94639°W / 18.15806; -67.94639
Area	.147 km2 (0.057 sq mi)
Highest elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Administration
United States  Puerto Rico
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Mayagüez
Barrio	Isla de Mona e Islote Monito
Demographics
Population	0
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	1975

Monito Island (English: Little Mona, Spanish: Islote Monito) is an uninhabited island about 3.1 mi (5.0 km) northwest of the much larger Mona Island. Monito is the masculine diminutive form of Mona in Spanish, which also translates to little monkey in Spanish. It is one of three islands in the Mona Passage, and part of the Isla de Mona e Islote Monito barrio, a subdivision of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Description[]

Migrants from Cuba rescued near Monito Island by the US Coast Guard

The island is uninhabited. The high altitude of the island's shoreline makes it inaccessible by sea. Monito has an area of 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km²) or 36.25 acres (14.67 ha), its highest point is 213 ft (65 m), and is barren. The US coast guard has rescued migrants off Monito Island. The Monito gecko is found only on Monito Island.^[1]

Gallery[]

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  US 2010 Census map of the two islands off Mayagüez

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  Banded Coral Shrimp

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  Green Moray Eel

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  Diver in cave

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  Diver and anemone

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  Diver and old anchor

See also[]

• Timeline of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Monito Island at Wikimedia Commons
• Monito Island summary from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Department of Biology Herbarium

Coordinates: 18°09′30″N 67°56′48″W / 18.158208°N 67.94662°W / 18.158208; -67.94662