La Blanquilla Island

Blanquilla

11°51′N 64°36′W

Blanquilla is an island, one of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, located in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea about 293 km (182 miles) north-east of Caracas. It is a popular location for divers, as well as famous for its white sand beaches, for which it is named.

Terrain

11°51′N 64°36′W

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Overview

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Nearest islands

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1,089 km²▲ 1,397 m
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952 km²▲ 960 m
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847 km²▲ 1,467 m
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Dominica
751 km²▲ 1,447 m
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603 km²▲ 950 m
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593 km²▲ 136 m
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8,703 km²▲ 1,328 m
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Minor islands
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1,089 km²▲ 1,397 m
Minor islands
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952 km²▲ 960 m
Minor islands

Also in Caribbean

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109,884 km²
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Cuba
105,261 km²▲ 1,974 m
Major islands
Hispaniola
73,990 km²▲ 3,098 m
Major islands
Haiti
27,750 km²
Major islands
Jamaica
10,962 km²▲ 2,256 m
Minor islands
Island of Puerto Rico
8,703 km²▲ 1,328 m
Minor islands
Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Minor islands
North Andros Island
3,323 km²▲ 24 m
Minor islands

Photographs

Blanquilla Island, Venezuela
Nasa / Public domain
View of Venezuela taken during ISS Expedition 36.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
View of Venezuela taken during ISS Expedition 40.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

Sources

Facts

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

Photographs

Blanquilla Island, Venezuela. Nasa / Public domain
ISS036-E-9887 - View of Venezuela. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain
ISS040-E-495 - View of Venezuela. Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain