Islas Los Frailes
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The Islas Los Frailes are an archipelago
of rock islets with sparse scrub vegetation belonging to the Federal dependencies of Venezuela
, part of Venezuela
.
It is composed of ten islands:
The largest island is called Fraile Grande or Puerto Real and is 2,200 meters long and occupies 0.75 km².
The southern islet has an elevation of 91 m.
8 km north of Los Failes is Roca del Norte (North Rock), which is 3 m high.
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
of rock islets with sparse scrub vegetation belonging to the Federal dependencies of Venezuela
Federal dependencies of Venezuela
The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela encompass all of Venezuela's off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela...
, part of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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It is composed of ten islands:
- Chepere
- Guacaraida
- Puerto Real
- Nabobo
- Cominoto
- Macarare
- Guairiare
- Guacaraida
- La Balandra
- La Peche
The largest island is called Fraile Grande or Puerto Real and is 2,200 meters long and occupies 0.75 km².
The southern islet has an elevation of 91 m.
8 km north of Los Failes is Roca del Norte (North Rock), which is 3 m high.
External links
- http://www.hfdx.org/Frailes/frailes1.html