Cayo Levantado, is an island in
Samaná Bay, located in the
Samaná Province
Samaná () is a province of the Dominican Republic in the Samaná Peninsula located in the eastern region. Its capital is Santa Bárbara de Samaná, usually known as Samaná.
The province is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the northeaster ...
in the eastern region of
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
. It is a well-known tourist destination in the country. The nearest airport, the
Samaná El Catey International Airport is 68 kilometers away. A five-star hotel of the Grand Bahia Principe chain is located on the island.
It has picked up the nickname ''Bacardi Island'' due to its location use in advertisements for the white rum spirit manufacturer
Bacardi.
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Geography
The highest point of the island is 26 meters above sea level. It covers 0.5 km from north to south and 0.9 km from east to west.
Tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as ''lowland equatori ...
climate prevails in the area. The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is 26 °C, and the coldest is January, with 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1,927 millimeters. The wettest month is May, with an average rainfall of 281 mm, and the driest month is February, with 59 mm of rainfall. On the island, at large, you can see birds - pelicans, frigates, egrets.
Gallery
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See also
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Samana Province
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Geography of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic (Spanish: ''República Dominicana'') is a country in the West Indies that occupies the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola. It has an area of 48,670 km2, including offshore islands. The land border shared with Haiti, whi ...
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List of islands of the Dominican Republic
References
Geography of Samaná Province
Islands of the Dominican Republic
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