Santa Cruz del Islote
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Santa Cruz del Islote is an island
located off the coast of Colombia
.
ride from the port of Tolu
. The residents have to use neighboring islands as cemetery, recreation grounds, and the residents work on the mainland instead of on the island. The students attend school on neighboring mainland. The Mucura Island Hotels are a prime source of work for the residents. Its incredibly small size (approximately .012 km²) results in it being the most density populated island on Earth.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
located off the coast of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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Geography
It can be accessed by a ferryFerry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
ride from the port of Tolu
Tolú
Tolú is a small town and municipality in Sucre Department, northern Colombia by the Caribbean sea. The municipality has an area of 500 km². The name of Tolú comes from a tree called the Balsam of Tolú....
. The residents have to use neighboring islands as cemetery, recreation grounds, and the residents work on the mainland instead of on the island. The students attend school on neighboring mainland. The Mucura Island Hotels are a prime source of work for the residents. Its incredibly small size (approximately .012 km²) results in it being the most density populated island on Earth.