Desecheo Island
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Desecheo (Spanish: Isla Desecheo) (Spanish pronunciation: [deseˈtʃeo]) is a small uninhabited island of the archipelago of Puerto Rico in the northeast of the Mona Passage; 13 mi (21 km) from Rincón on the west coast (Punta Higüero) of the main island of Puerto Rico and 31 mi (50 km) northeast of Mona Island. It has a land area of 0.589 sq mi (377 acres; 153 ha; 1.53 km2). Politically, the island is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, but part of the Sabanetas barrio of Mayagüez.
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Coordinates | 18°23′14″N 67°28′19″W |
Area | 1.524613 km2 (0.588656 sq mi) |
Length | 1.8 km (1.12 mi) |
Width | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
Highest elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
Highest point | Sego Can Ridge |
Administration | |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Municipio | Mayagüez |
Barrio | Sabanetas |
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