.jpg) Isla de Jueyes, taken looking SE from the Observation Tower atLa Guancha, in BarrioPlaya, Ponce, PR | |
  Isla de Jueyes  Isla de Jueyes  Isla de Jueyes | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 17°57′33″N66°35′23″W / 17.95917°N 66.58972°W /17.95917; -66.58972 |
| Area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Ponce |
| Barrio | Vayas |
Isla de Jueyes are a group of three small uninhabitedislands off the southern coast ofPuerto Rico. Together withCaja de Muertos,Gatas,Morrillito,Ratones,Cardona, andIsla del Frío, Isla de Jueyes is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality ofPonce.[1][2][3][4] At an area of just 2.89cuerdas, they are also the smallest of these seven islands. LikeIsla del Frío, the islands are considered part ofbarrioVayas.[5]
The islands, sometimes considered keys (or,cays), or islets,[6] because of their size, are located 0.12 mi (0.19 km) south of the Puerto Rican mainland and is closest to BarrioVayas[7][8]ward of thePonce, Puerto Rico,municipality.
They are oriented in a southwest-to-northeast axis and are separated from each other by approximately 120 feet (37 meters).[9] The northernmost, and the one closest to the Puerto Rico mainland shore, sits at a distance of approximately 600 feet (180 meters), of 0.12 mi (0.19 km), southwest from the mainland Puerto Rican shore in the area of Caleta de Cabullones (Cabullon Point), with the furthestmost extending 0.43 mi (0.69 km) from the mainland.[10][11][12] The closest populated point on the mainland isHacienda Villa Esperanza, also known asQuinta Esperanza, located in barrioVayas. The islands have an area of just 0.0019 sq mi (0.0049 km2) (2.89cuerdas)[13] (onecuerda equals 0.97 acres[14]).
Their coordinates are: latitude 17.9592° and longitude -66.5897° (latitude 17°57'33"N and longitude 66°35'23"W).[15][16]
The islands vary in size from 130 ft × 130 ft (40 m × 40 m), the smallest, to 200 ft × 260 ft (61 m × 79 m), the largest, and are located 660 feet (200 meters) off the coast of mainland Puerto Rico.[17] The climate is dry and the island supportsdry forest. They consists mostly of brush.[18] Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Its length is 0.31 miles (0.5 kilometers) northeast and southwest.[19]
