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Encyclopedia > Desecheo Island

Desecheo Island is located 20 km from the west coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, in the northeast of Mona Passage. It has an area of 1.46 km² and is uninhabited. It reaches a height of 218 m. There are no known bodies of surface water, which limits the flora to thorny shrubs, small trees, weeds and cactus. The Mona Passage is a strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. ...


The island belongs to the city of Mayagüez, barrio of Mona Island. Mayagüez (pronounced Mah-yah-GWEHZ) is the third largest city of Puerto Rico. ... Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district. ... Mona Mona (a. ...


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