The Islas Los Frailes are an
archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...
of rock islets with sparse
scrub vegetation belonging to the
Federal dependencies of Venezuela, part of
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
.
[Vargas, Francisco Alejandro. 1983: Nuestros héroes navales. Comandancia General de la Armada. Caracas. 2 volúmenes.]
The flotilla of Spanish explorer
Alonso de Ojeda
Alonso de Ojeda (; c. 1466 – c. 1515) was a Spanish explorer, governor and conquistador. He is famous for having named Venezuela, which he explored during his first two expeditions, for having been the first European to visit Guyana, Curaçao ...
sighted in 1499 the archipelago composed of ten islands:
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Chepere
*
Guacaraida
* Isla Fraile Grande
*
Nabobo
*
Cominoto
*
Macarare
*
Guairiare
*
Guacaraida
*
La Balandra
*
La Peche
The largest island is called Fraile Grande or Puerto Real and is long and occupies . The southern islet has an elevation of . About north of Los Failes is Roca del Norte (North Rock), which is high.
See also
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Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
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List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
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List of Poriferans of Venezuela
References
External links
Los Frailes hfdx.org
Los Frailes
Venezuelan islands of the Leeward Antilles
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