Alto Velo Island

Alto Velo Island
Native name:
Isla Alto Velo
Alto Velo Island is located in the Dominican Republic
Alto Velo Island
Alto Velo Island
Geography
Coordinates17°28′41.5″N 71°38′04.9″W / 17.478194°N 71.634694°W / 17.478194; -71.634694
Area1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Administration
ProvincePedernales Province
Demographics
Population0
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Isla Alto Velo Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1915 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionconcrete (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Height20 m (66 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapequadrangular tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorJaragua National Park Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1980s Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height163 m (535 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(2) W 10s Edit this on Wikidata

Alto Velo Island (Spanish: Isla Alto Velo; also called Alta Vela Island) is a small uninhabited island south of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. Its maximum height is about 152 metres (499 ft) above sea level.[1] It lies on an underwater mountain range which continues to Beata Island (about 12 km (6.5 nmi) away, separated by the Alto Velo Channel) and the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic. It has an area of 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)[2] and is 1.4 km (0.87 mi) long, being oval in shape.

  1. ^ Mi Pais Geografia. "Isla Alto Velo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  2. ^ BirdLife IBA Factsheet DO007: Jaragua National Park