.jpg) Isla del Frio, Ponce, Puerto Rico, taken looking SW from the shores of the municipality of Juana Diaz | |
  Isla del Frío  Isla del Frío  Isla del Frío | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 17°57′43″N66°33′22″W / 17.96194°N 66.55611°W /17.96194; -66.55611 |
| Area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Ponce |
| Barrio | Vayas |
Isla del Frío (Spanish for 'cold island') is a small uninhabitedisland off the southern central coast of themain island ofPuerto Rico.[1] Together withCaja de Muertos,Gatas,Morrillito,Ratones,Cardona, andIsla de Jueyes, Isla del Frío is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality ofPonce.[2][3][4] LikeIsla de Jueyes, the island is considered part of barrioVayas.[5]
The island, sometimes erroneously considered a key (or,cay), and sometimes erroneously spelledIsla del Erio,[6] is located approximately 980 feet (300 m) south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore at the mouth ofRio Inabon.[7] The closest populated point on the mainland isHacienda Villa Esperanza, located in barrioVayas; however the closest geographic point on the mainland is barrioCapitanejo in Ponce. The island has an area of 2.89cuerdas[8] (onecuerda equals 0.97 acres[9]). It is located at latitude 17.96444° and longitude -66.55639°.[10]
The island is a small 6-foot flat-topped island and consists mostly of brush.[11] The climate is dry and the island supportsdry forest.
Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
