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Uninhabited Caribbean Islands of the United States: Mona, Puerto Rico, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Desecheo Island, Monito Island, Cayo Santiago
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-22.
ISBN 9781156690673
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mona, Puerto Rico, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Desecheo Island, Monito Island, Cayo Santiago, Isla de Cabras, Cayo Batata. Excerpt: Bajo Nuevo Bank , also known as the Petrel Islands (Spanish: Bajo Nuevo or Islas Petrel ), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small islets , covered with grass , located in the western Caribbean Sea at 15°53N 78°38W / 15.883°N 78.633°W / 15.883; -78.633Coordinates : 15°53N 78°38W / 15.883°N 78.633°W / 15.883; -78.633, with a lighthouse on Low Cay at 15°51N 78°38W / 15.85°N 78.633°W / 15.85; -78.633. The closest neighbouring land feature is Serranilla Bank , located 110 kilometres to the west.The reef was first shown on Dutch maps dating to 1634 but was given its present name in 1654. Bajo Nuevo was rediscovered by the English pirate John Glover in 1660.Geography Bajo Nuevo Bank is about 26 km long and 9 km wide. The satellite image shows two distinct atoll -like structures separated by a deep channel 1.4 km wide at its narrowest point. The larger southwestern reef complex measures 15.4 km northeast-southwest, and is up to 9.4 km wide, covering an area of about 100 km². The reef partially dries on the southern and eastern sides. The smaller northeastern reef complex measures 10.5 km east-west and is up to 5.5 km wide, covering an area of 45 km². The land area is minuscule by comparison.The most prominent cay is Low Cay, in the southwestern atoll. It is 300 m long and 40 m wide (about 0.01 km²), no more than 2 m high, and barren. It is composed of broken coral , driftwood, and sand. The light beacon on Low Cay is a 21 m (69 feet) metal tower, painted white with a red top. It emits a focal plane beam of light as two white flashes of light every 15 seconds. The beacon was erected in 1982, and reconstructed by the Colombian Ministry of Defence in February 2008
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Uninhabited Caribbean Islands of the United States: Mona, Puerto Rico, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Desecheo Island, Monito Island, Cayo Santiago
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