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    Isla Cardona

    Isla de Cardona

    17°57′N 66°38′W

    50 mi) south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore across from Barrio Playa, on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The small island is considered part of barrio Playa. S. National Register of Historic Places.

    Isla de Cardona, Ponce, Puerto Rico, vista desde el Club Nautico de Ponce en Isla de Gatas, Ponce, PR, mirando hacia el suroeste
    Isla de Cardona, Ponce, Puerto Rico, vista desde el Club Nautico de Ponce en Isla de Gatas, Ponce, PR, mirando hacia el suroeste

    Roca Ruiz / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Terrain

    17°57′N 66°38′W

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    Overview

    Isla Cardona, also known as Sor Isolina Ferré Island, is a small, uninhabited island located 1.30 nautical miles (2.41 km; 1.50 mi) south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore across from Barrio Playa, on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The small island is considered part of barrio Playa. It is home to the 1889 Cardona Island Light, which is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito, Ratones, Isla del Frio, and Isla de Jueyes, Cardona is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce. The island gained notoriety in 2010 when the Puerto Rican Bird Society made it a target for the eradication of the black rat.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Also in Lesser Antilles

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    Also in Antilles

    Also in Caribbean

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    Facts

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