Cayo Norte
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Cayo Norte, formlerly West Key or North East Key is a private island, located at 18° 20'N 65° 15'W, just ½ mile (800m) north of Culebra
Island. It lies 21 nautical miles (36 km) east of Puerto Rico
and 12 nautical miles (20 km) west of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The island is part of Culebra, Puerto Rico, and is one of the Spanish Virgin Islands.
Cayo Norte is the first island to starboard when traveling through the Virgin Passage, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea.
The island has an area of 300 acres (1,300,000 m²) and its highest elevation is 338 feet (102 meters).
Cayo Norte is the only private island in the Culebra archipielago, most of the other islands and cays being part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge.
Culebra
Culebra may refer to:* Culebra, Puerto Rico, an island* Isla Culebra, the Spanish name of Sedge Island, part of the Falkland archipelago* Culebra Peak, the southernmost fourteener in Colorado, United States...
Island. It lies 21 nautical miles (36 km) east of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and 12 nautical miles (20 km) west of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The island is part of Culebra, Puerto Rico, and is one of the Spanish Virgin Islands.
Cayo Norte is the first island to starboard when traveling through the Virgin Passage, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea.
The island has an area of 300 acres (1,300,000 m²) and its highest elevation is 338 feet (102 meters).
Cayo Norte is the only private island in the Culebra archipielago, most of the other islands and cays being part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge.