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    Culebrita Island

    Isla Culebrita

    18°19′N 65°14′W

    Culebrita Island (Spanish: Isla Culebrita, meaning "little snake island") is a small, uninhabited island off the eastern coast of the island-municipality of Culebra in the Spanish Virgin Islands, administratively part of the archipelago of Puerto Rico and geographically part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands.

    Culebrita Island (left) and Cayo Norte (right) administratively and geographically part of Culebra Island (background) in the archipelago of Puerto Rico
    Culebrita Island (left) and Cayo Norte (right) administratively and geographically part of Culebra Island (background) in the archipelago of Puerto Rico

    Breezy Baldwin / CC BY 2.0

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    18°19′N 65°14′W

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    Overview

    Culebrita Island (Spanish: Isla Culebrita, meaning "little snake island") is a small, uninhabited island off the eastern coast of the island-municipality of Culebra in the Spanish Virgin Islands, administratively part of the archipelago of Puerto Rico and geographically part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Together with Cayo Botella off the northwestern point, and Pelá and Pelaita to the west, Culebrita belongs to the barrio Fraile of the main island of Culebra. It is a nature reserve and is part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge. The island is home to Culebrita Lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses in the Caribbean. Culebrita is only accessible by private boat from the main island of Culebra.

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    Also in Virgin Islands

    Also in Leeward Islands

    Also in Windward Antilles

    Also in Lesser Antilles

    Also in Greater Antilles

    Also in Antilles

    Also in Caribbean

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

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