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    Los Frailes Archipelago

    Archipiélago de Los Frailes

    Part of Lesser Antilles

    The Islas Los Frailes are an archipelago of rock islets with sparse scrub vegetation belonging to the Federal dependencies of Venezuela, part of Venezuela.

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    los frailes venezuela

    Alberto barreto garcia / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    Overview

    The Islas Los Frailes are an archipelago of rock islets with sparse scrub vegetation belonging to the Federal dependencies of Venezuela, part of Venezuela. The flotilla of Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda sighted in 1499 the archipelago composed of ten islands:

    Chepere Guacaraida Isla Fraile Grande Nabobo Cominoto Macarare Guairiare Guacaraida La Balandra La Peche The largest island is called Fraile Grande or Puerto Real and is 2,200 metres (7,218 ft) long and occupies 1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi). The southern islet has an elevation of 91 m (299 ft). About eight kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Los Failes is Roca del Norte (North Rock), which is 3 m (10 ft) high.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    20

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Isla Fraile Grande137 m · 0.96 km²
    • Unnamed island97 m · 0.43 km²
    • Unnamed island66 m · 0.16 km²
    • Unnamed island60 m · 0.13 km²
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 1 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11Isla Fraile Grande: 0.96 km²Isla Fraile GrandeUnnamed island: 0.43 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.16 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.13 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Isla Fraile Grande0.96 km²
    Unnamed island0.43 km²
    Unnamed island0.16 km²
    Unnamed island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs