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The Los Roques Archipelago[ 2 ][ 3 ] (Spanish: Archipiélago de Los Roques) [ 4 ][ 5 ] is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. The archipelago is located 128 kilometers (80 mi) directly north of the port of La Guaira, in the Caribbean Sea.
Gran Roque. Gran Roque[1] is an island, one of the federal dependencies of Venezuela, [2] located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea in the archipelago of Los Roques, [3] which has 1.7 km 2 (170 ha) in extent, where the majority of the population lives. Los Roques Airport is located by the sea, a few meters from the beach.
Cay Sal Bank (Spanish: Placer de los Roques) [1] is the third largest (after Great Bahama Bank and Little Bahama Bank) and the westernmost of the Bahama Banks. It is located between 23º27'N - 24º10'N and 079º25'W – 080º35'W.
Roque de los Muchachos (English: "Rock of the Boys") is a rocky mound at the highest point on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain.The rocks are found at an elevation of 2,426 metres (7,959 ft) above sea level, not far from the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, where some of the world's largest telescopes are situated; the altitude and the dryness of the climate here give ...
Madrisquí. / 11.93528°N 66.66111°W / 11.93528; -66.66111. Madrisquí [1] [2] (also known as Cayo Madriskí or Madrizqui) is a small island that belongs to the Archipelago of Los Roques, [3] which is administratively part of the Federal Dependencies and is under the authority of the Miranda Island Territory in the waters of the ...
La Orchila Island is an island and a military base off the coast of Venezuela, north of Caracas. It has numerous beaches, including one where the sand is markedly pink (Arena Rosada). [1][2][3] There is a presidential retreat on this island, and the residential complex reserved for the military houses consists mainly of elevated houses made of ...
Cayo de Agua [1] [2] (in English literally Water Key) is the name of an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea [3] that geographically belongs to the Los Roques Archipelago [4] [5] and is administratively organized as part of the Federal Dependencies, Venezuela, [6] in addition to being part of the National Park of the same name and the Miranda Island Territory, the name of this key has its ...
The Elbow Cays (Spanish: Los Roques) [2] are uninhabited cays in the Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. It is the most Western point in the Bahamas. They are part of a reef shelf located at the northwestern end of the bank about 80 km (50 mi) off the Cuban coast and 130 km (80 mi) southeast of Key West, Florida. These cays are an excellent scuba diving spot.