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Roatán ( Spanish pronunciation: [ro.a.ˈtan]) is an island in the Caribbean, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) off the northern coast of Honduras. The largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras, it is located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja. The island was formerly known in English as Ruatan and Rattan. [2]
The red-rumped agouti has been introduced to the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as many other islands in the Lesser Antilles. The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands east of Puerto Rico, centered around the three main islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix. No native rodents are known, but several species have been ...
Leeward Islands. / 16°N 61°W / 16; -61. The Leeward Islands ( / ˈliːwərd /) are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies.
The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands east of Puerto Rico, centered around the three main islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix. St. Croix [ edit ]
Isleños ( Spanish: [isˈleɲos]) are the descendants of Canarian settlers and immigrants to present-day Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Texas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other parts of the Americas. In these places, the name isleño ( Spanish for ' islander ') was applied to the Canary Islanders to distinguish them from Spanish ...
British Virgin Islands: 118 Union Island: 8 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 119 Solarte Island: 8 3 Panama: 120 Isleta de San Juan: 7.8 3 Puerto Rico: 121 Salt Cay: 6.74 2.60 Turks and Caicos Islands: 122 Klein Bonaire: 6 2.3 Caribbean Netherlands: 123 Mustique: 5.7 2.2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 124 Navassa Island: 5.2 2
This is a list of islands of Puerto Rico. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has over 143 islands, keys , islets , and atolls . Only the main island of Puerto Rico (3,424 sq mi [8,868 km2]), and the islands of Vieques (51 sq mi [130 km 2 ]), and Culebra (10 sq mi [26 km 2 ]) are inhabited.
Geology. Puerto Rico is composed of Cretaceous to Eocene volcanic and plutonic rocks, which are overlain by younger Oligocene to recent carbonates and other sedimentary rocks. Most of the caverns and karst topography on the island occurs in the northern Oligocene to recent carbonates. The oldest rocks are approximately 190 million years old ...