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The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 Dependencias Federales) encompass all of Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
's off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the mid-latitudes of the Western Hemisphere, bounded to the south and west by the Americas, with the North Atlantic Ocean proper to the northeast and the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest....
 and the Gulf of Venezuela
Gulf of Venezuela

The Gulf of Venezuela or gulf of Coquivacoa is a Headlands and bays of the Caribbean Sea bounded by the Venezuelan states of Zulia State and Falc?n State and the Colombian department of Guajira....
. These islands, with a total area of 342 square kilometres, are sparsely populated - according to official sources only 3000 people live there permanently, with another hundred from Margarita Island
Isla Margarita

Margarita Island is the largest island of the Nueva Esparta States of Venezuela in Venezuela, situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of the country....
 who live there seasonally to engage in fishing. Local government is under the authority of the mayor of Caracas
Caracas

Caracas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Coastal Range, Venezuela....
.

Geography
The federal dependencies are composed of 600 islands and smaller formations; many have an area of less than 10 000 square metres and are essentially simple rocks.






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The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 Dependencias Federales) encompass all of Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
's off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the mid-latitudes of the Western Hemisphere, bounded to the south and west by the Americas, with the North Atlantic Ocean proper to the northeast and the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest....
 and the Gulf of Venezuela
Gulf of Venezuela

The Gulf of Venezuela or gulf of Coquivacoa is a Headlands and bays of the Caribbean Sea bounded by the Venezuelan states of Zulia State and Falc?n State and the Colombian department of Guajira....
. These islands, with a total area of 342 square kilometres, are sparsely populated - according to official sources only 3000 people live there permanently, with another hundred from Margarita Island
Isla Margarita

Margarita Island is the largest island of the Nueva Esparta States of Venezuela in Venezuela, situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of the country....
 who live there seasonally to engage in fishing. Local government is under the authority of the mayor of Caracas
Caracas

Caracas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Coastal Range, Venezuela....
.

Geography


The federal dependencies are composed of 600 islands and smaller formations; many have an area of less than 10 000 square metres and are essentially simple rocks. The largest island, La Tortuga, accounts for almost half of the territory of the federal dependencies.

Dependencias Federales stretch for 900 km (559 miles) along the coast from Archipiélago Los Monjes in the west at the Gulf of Venezuela
Gulf of Venezuela

The Gulf of Venezuela or gulf of Coquivacoa is a Headlands and bays of the Caribbean Sea bounded by the Venezuelan states of Zulia State and Falc?n State and the Colombian department of Guajira....
 to Isla de Patos southeast of Isla Margarita
Isla Margarita

Margarita Island is the largest island of the Nueva Esparta States of Venezuela in Venezuela, situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of the country....
 at the Gulf of Paria
Gulf of Paria

The Gulf of Paria is a 7800 km2 shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. This sheltered body of water is considered to be one of the best natural harbours on the Atlantic coast of the Americas....
 in the east.

Principal Islands and Groups


  • Aves Island
    Isla Aves

    Isla de Aves , or Aves Island, is a Caribbean Sea islet whose status is the subject of a territorial dispute between Dominica and Venezuela....
     (Isla de Aves)
  • Las Aves Archipelago
    Las Aves Archipelago

    The Las Aves Archipelagois a pristine archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, and is part of the Federal dependencies of Venezuela of Venezuela. It is located north of the Venezuelan states of Aragua and Carabobo, between Bonaire in the west, and the Los Roques Archipelago in the east, at ....
     (Archipiélago Las Aves)
  • Blanquilla Island
    Blanquilla Island

    Blanquilla is an island, one of the Federal dependencies of Venezuela of Venezuela, located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea about 182 miles northeast of Caracas....
     (Isla La Blanquilla)
  • Los Frailes Islands
    Islas Los Frailes

    The Islas Los Frailes are an archipelago of rock islets with sparse scrubland vegetation belonging to the Federal dependencies of Venezuela, part of Venezuela....
     (Islas los Frailes)
  • La Sola Island
    La Sola Island

    La Sola Island is a small island in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. The island is a part of the Dependencias Federales of Venezuela....
     (Isla La Sola)
  • Patos Island
    Patos Island (Venezuela)

    Patos Island is a small island in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. The island is a part of the Dependencias Federales of Venezuela....
     (Isla de Patos)
  • Los Hermanos Archipelago
    Los Hermanos Archipelago

    The Los Hermanos Archipelago is a chain of seven rocky barren islets that is part of the Federal dependencies of Venezuela of Venezuela, at .The individual islands are:...
     (Islas Los Hermanos)
  • Los Monjes Archipelago
    Los Monjes Archipelago

    The Los Monjes islands, a Federal dependencies of Venezuela of Venezuela, are located to the northwest of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 km off the coast of Paraguan? Peninsula, at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan States of Venezuela of Zulia....
     (Archipiélago Los Monjes)
  • Orchila Island
    La Orchila

    La Orchila is a military base off the coast of Venezuela, north of Caracas. It has numerous beaches, including one where the sand is markedly pink ....
     (Isla La Orchila)
  • Los Roques Archipelago
    Los Roques Archipelago

    The Los Roques islands are a Federal dependencies of Venezuela of Venezuela, consisting of about 350 islands, cays or islets. The archipelago is an atoll located 80 miles directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight....
     (Archipiélago Los Roques)
  • Los Testigos Islands
    Los Testigos Islands

    Los Testigos Islands are a group of islands in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. They are a part of the Dependencias Federales of Venezuela....
     (Islas Los Testigos)
  • La Tortuga Island
    La Tortuga Island

    La Tortuga Island is an uninhabited island dependency of the government of Venezuela. It is part of a chain of islands that include the Tortuguillas, the Palaquines, and others....
     (Isla La Tortuga)


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