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Patos Island Isla de Patos
Patos Island, as seen from the north-east
Patos Island Isla de Patos
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Venezuela
Status Federal Dependency Population Uninhabited (2015)
Patos Island
Patos Island (Spanish : Isla de Patos , Duck Island) is a small uninhabited island in the northwestern Gulf of Paria . The island is a part of the Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies ) of Venezuela .
Geography [ edit ]
Patos Island is located about 540 kilometres (340 mi ) northeast of Caracas in the Golfo de Paria (Gulf of Paria ). The coordinates are 10°38′18 ″N 61°51′50 ″W / 10.63833°N 61.86389°W / 10.63833; -61.86389 . It lies in the Boca Grande strait of the Bocas del Dragón (Dragon's Mouth), approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi ) off the Paria Peninsula of mainland Venezuela and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi ) west-south-west of Chacachacare , which is part of Trinidad and Tobago .
The uninhabited island has an area of only 0.65 square kilometres (0.25 sq mi )[1] with a length of 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi ) and 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi ) wide with the highest point reaching about 100 metres (330 ft ).[2] [3] [4]
History [ edit ]
United Kingdom legislation
Patos Island was part of the former British colony of Trinidad and Tobago .[5] On 26 February 1942, the island became part of Venezuela in exchange for Soldado Rock to Trinidad and Tobago[6] and was put under the administration of the Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia (Ministry of Interior and Justice)[1] as part of the Dependencias Federales.
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References [ edit ]
^ Vila, Marco Aurelio. 1967: Aspectos geográficos de las Dependencias Federales. Corporación Venezolana de Fomento. Caracas. 115p.
^ Cervigon, Fernando. 1995: Las Dependencias Federales. Academia Nacional de la Historia. Caracas. 193p.
^ Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6
^ González Oropeza, Hermann. y Donis Ríos, Manuel. 1989: Historia d elas fronteras de Venezuela. Cuadernos Lagoven. S.A. Caracas; ISBN 980-259-257-9
^ "ANGLO - VENEZUELAN TREATY (ISLAND OF PATOS) BILL. [H.L.]" . Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . 12 May 1942.
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patos_Island_(Venezuela)&oldid=1181069792 "
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