Mona (Spanish: Isla de Mona) is the third-largest island of the Puerto Rican archipelago, after the main island of Puerto Rico and Vieques. It is the largest of three islands in the Mona Passage, a strait between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, the others being Monito Island and Desecheo Island. It measures about 7 miles by 4 miles (11 km by 7 km), and lies 41 mi (66 km) west of Puerto Rico, of which it is administratively a part. It is one of two islands that make up the Isla de Mona e Islote Monito barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez.
Picture of Mona Island between the Dominican Republic and the Puerto Rico mainland
The island is managed under the Mona and Monito Islands Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural Islas de Mona y Monito).[2] There are no permanent inhabitants; only rangers and biologists from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources reside on the island, to manage visitors and take part in research projects. The island, along with Monito, form part of the Mona and Monito Islands National Natural Landmark[3] which recognizes and preserves the islands' ecosystem as an outstanding example of diversity and natural history.[4] The island is home to a number of endemic species such as the Mona ground iguana and it is an important seabird area.[5]
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^"Reserva Natural Isla de Mona" [Mona Island Nature Reserve] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^"National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
^"National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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of Mona in Spanish, which also translates to little monkey in Spanish. It is one of three islands in the Mona Passage, and part of the IsladeMona e Islote...
Mona and Monito Islands Nature Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Natural IslasMona y Monito) consists of two islands, Mona and Monito, in the Mona Passage off...
up Mona, mona, -mona, or mona- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mona may refer to: Mona (name), a female given name, nickname and surname Mona (Angolan...
The Mona Island Tramway (Spanish: Tranvía de la IsladeMona) was a 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) long narrow-gauge industrial railway with a gauge of 600 mm...
Mona Island Light, also known as Faro de la Islade la Mona, is a historic lighthouse located on the island of Mona, Puerto Rico, in the Mona Passage...
Anolis monensis, the Mona anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found on IsladeMona in Puerto Rico. Joglar, R.; Mahler...
Dominican Ferries A. Regina ran aground and was wrecked on a reef off IsladeMona in the Mona Passage. Gothenburg – Frederikshavn (some trips) (Autumn 1967)...
The Mona racer (Borikenophis variegatus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae that is endemic to IsladeMona in Puerto Rico. Powell, R.; Rodriguez...
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The Mona skink (Spondylurus monae) is a species of skink found on IsladeMona in Puerto Rico. Hedges, B. (2013). "Spondylurus monae". IUCN Red List of...
August 2019. Frank, E. F. (1998). "History of the guano mining industry, IsladeMona, Puerto Rico" (PDF). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 60 (2): 121–125...
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privately-owned: Isla Palomino, which is rented on a long-term lease to El Conquistador Hotel, Isleta Marina, Islade Ramos and Islade Lobos. Map all coordinates...
Puerto Rico, which include the main island and smaller ones (such as IsladeMona, which has at least 20). Almost half (45 per cent) of the shipwreck incidents...
dominicensis) (Pleistocene-Holocene, Hispaniola) † C. monensis – Mona tortoise (Late Holocene of IsladeMona, Puerto Rico) Relationships of the genus, after Kehlmaier...
Libre Associado de Puerto Rico, Officina del Gobernador, Junta de Calidad Ambiental (1973). Las IslasdeMona y Monito: una evaluación de sus recursos naturales...
Caraballo, Harry Rodríguez. "Denuncian pésimas condiciones de salud y seguridad para vigilantes en IsladeMona". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-22....
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