Monito Island
Monito Island (Little Mona) (Spanish: Islote Monito) is an uninhabited island about 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) northwest of the much larger Mona Island. Monito is the masculine diminutive form of Mona in Spanish. It is one of three islands in the Mona Passage, and part of the Isla de Mona e Islote Monito barrio, a subdivision of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is inaccessible by sea and is barren. It reaches 213 ft (65 m) in height and measures 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) or 36.25 acres (14.67 hectares) in area.
 Monito Island, Puerto Rico | |
  Monito  Monito  Monito | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°9′29″N 67°56′47″W |
| Area | .147 km2 (0.057 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Mayagüez |
| Barrio | Isla de Mona e Islote Monito |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Designated | 1975 |
The Monito gecko is found only on Monito Island.[1]
Gallery
Banded Coral Shrimp
Green Moray Eel
Diver in cave
Diver and anemone
Diver and old anchor
Diver and Nurse Shark in cave at Monito
References
- "Monito gecko". FWS.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- Monito Island: Block 1041, Block Group 1, Census Tract 815.12, Mayagüez Municipio, United States Census Bureau
- Monito Island summary from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Department of Biology Herbarium
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