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Located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico was key to the Spanish Empire since the early years of exploration, conquest and colonization of the New World. General physiographic map of Puerto Rico, with mountainous terrain in green, karst in orange, and plains in yellow.
The easternmost island of the Greater Antilles chain, it lies approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of the Dominican Republic, 40 miles (65 km) west of the Virgin Islands, and 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is situated in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, its northern shore facing the Atlantic Ocean.
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated island territory of the United States of America, located in the north-eastern Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico - the easternmost island nation and a part of the Greater Antilles Chain; is geographically positioned in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth.
Capital: San Juan. Population (as of 2020): 3,355,911. Location: Puerto Rico is located on the continent of North America, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. It’s east of...
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic. Geographic coordinates. 18 15 N, 66 30 W. Map references. Central America and the Caribbean. Area. total : 9,104 sq km. land: 8,959 sq km. water: 145 sq km. comparison ranking: total 170. Area - comparative.
Puerto Rico is one of the 3 inhabited territories in the Caribbean. It is territory in the northeast Caribbean Sea located about 1,600 km southeast of Miami. It is the largest and most populous US administrative territory.
Puerto Rico is almost rectangular in shape, approximately 100 miles long by 35 miles wide and is the smallest and the most eastern island of the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico).