Isla de Jueyes
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Isla de Jueyes are a group of three small uninhabited island
s off the southern coast of Puerto Rico
. Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito
, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla del Frio
, Isla de Jueyes is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce
. At an area of 2.89 cuerdas, they are also the smallest of these seven islands. The islands are considered part of barrio Vayas
.
s (or, key
s), or islets, because of their size, are located 0.2 km south of the Puerto Rican mainland and is closest to Barrio Vayas
ward
of the Ponce
, Puerto Rico, municipality
.
They are oriented in a southwest-to-northeast axis and are separated from each other by approximately 40m (120 feet). The northernmost, and the one closest to the Puerto Rico mainland shore, sits at a distance of approximately 200 meters (600 feet), of 0.2 km, southwest from the mainland Puerto Rican shore in the area of Caleta de Cabullones (Cabullon Point), with the furthestmost extending 0.7 km from the mainland. The closest populated point on the mainland is Hacienda
Villa Esperanza, also known as Quinta Esperanza, located in barrio Vayas
. The islands have an area of just 0.005 km² (2.89 cuerdas) (one cuerda equals 0.97 acres).
Their coordinates are: latitude 17.9592° and longitude -66.5897° (latitude 17°57'33"N and longitude 66°35'23"W).
. They consists mostly of brush. Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Its length is 0.5 kilometers northeast and southwest.
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...
s off the southern coast 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...
. Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito
Morrillito
Morrillito is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The island is protected by the Reserva Natural Caja de Muertos natural reserve, because of its native turtle traffic...
, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla del Frio
Isla del Frio
Isla del Frío is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla de Jueyes, Isla del Frío is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce...
, Isla de Jueyes is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
. At an area of 2.89 cuerdas, they are also the smallest of these seven islands. The islands are considered part of barrio Vayas
Vayas
Vayas is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Playa, Bucana, Canas and Capitanejo, Vayas is also one of Ponce's five coastal barrios...
.
Location
The islands, sometimes considered cayCay
A cay , also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans , where they provide habitable and agricultural land for hundreds of thousands of people...
s (or, key
Cay
A cay , also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans , where they provide habitable and agricultural land for hundreds of thousands of people...
s), or islets, because of their size, are located 0.2 km south of the Puerto Rican mainland and is closest to Barrio Vayas
Vayas
Vayas is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Playa, Bucana, Canas and Capitanejo, Vayas is also one of Ponce's five coastal barrios...
ward
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
of the Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, Puerto Rico, municipality
Municipalities of Puerto Rico
The Municipalities of Puerto Rico number 78 and they make up the smallest electoral division of the Commonwealth. Each municipality is divided into barrios, though the latter are not vested with political authority.-Administrative divisions:...
.
They are oriented in a southwest-to-northeast axis and are separated from each other by approximately 40m (120 feet). The northernmost, and the one closest to the Puerto Rico mainland shore, sits at a distance of approximately 200 meters (600 feet), of 0.2 km, southwest from the mainland Puerto Rican shore in the area of Caleta de Cabullones (Cabullon Point), with the furthestmost extending 0.7 km from the mainland. The closest populated point on the mainland is Hacienda
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
Villa Esperanza, also known as Quinta Esperanza, located in barrio Vayas
Vayas
Vayas is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Playa, Bucana, Canas and Capitanejo, Vayas is also one of Ponce's five coastal barrios...
. The islands have an area of just 0.005 km² (2.89 cuerdas) (one cuerda equals 0.97 acres).
Their coordinates are: latitude 17.9592° and longitude -66.5897° (latitude 17°57'33"N and longitude 66°35'23"W).
Geography and climate
The islands vary in size from 40x40m, the smallest, to 60x80m, the largest, and are located 200 meters off the coast of mainland Puerto Rico. The climate is dry and the island supports dry forestPuerto Rican dry forests
The Puerto Rican dry forests are a subtropical dry forest ecoregion located in southwestern and eastern Puerto Rico and on the offshore islands. They cover an area of . These forests grow in areas receiving less than of rain annually...
. They consists mostly of brush. Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Its length is 0.5 kilometers northeast and southwest.