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    Isla de Aves

    Enez an Evned, Vogel-Insel

    15°40′N 63°37′W

    Isla de Aves ([ˈisla ðe ˈaβes]; Spanish for "Island of Birds" or "Birds Island"), or Aves Island, is a Federal Dependency of Venezuela.

    Base Científico-Naval Simón Bolívar en Isla de Aves, Venezuela
    Base Científico-Naval Simón Bolívar en Isla de Aves, Venezuela

    Stratokumulus / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    15°40′N 63°37′W

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    Overview

    Isla de Aves ([ˈisla ðe ˈaβes]; Spanish for "Island of Birds" or "Birds Island"), or Aves Island, is a Federal Dependency of Venezuela. Possessing valuable guano deposits, the island has been the subject of numerous territorial disputes (now resolved) with the United States (through the Guano Islands Act of 1856), neighbouring independent island countries such as Dominica, and European states controlling their nearby dependent island territories, such as the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The sovereignty of Venezuela over the island was eventually internationally recognized.

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    Also in Lesser Antilles

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    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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