Cayo Santiago

Cayo Santiago
Cayo Santiago is located in Puerto Rico
Cayo Santiago
Cayo Santiago
Cayo Santiago is located in Lesser Antilles
Cayo Santiago
Cayo Santiago
Cayo Santiago is located in Caribbean
Cayo Santiago
Cayo Santiago
Geography
LocationHumacao, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°9′23″N 65°44′3″W / 18.15639°N 65.73417°W / 18.15639; -65.73417
Area0.139179 km2 (0.053737 sq mi)
Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Highest elevation34.9 m (114.5 ft)
Highest pointEl Morrillo or "Big Cay hill top"
Administration
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityHumacao

Cayo Santiago, also known as Santiago Island, Isla de los monos (or Island of the monkeys), is located at 18°09′23″N 65°44′03″W / 18.15639°N 65.73417°W / 18.15639; -65.73417, 0.59 mi (0.95 km) 0.6 mi (1.0 km) to the east of Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto Rico.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kessler, Matthew J.; Rawlins, Richard G. (2016). "A 75‐year pictorial history of the Cayo Santiago rhesus monkey colony". American Journal of Primatology. 78 (1): 6–43. doi:10.1002/ajp.22381. ISSN 1098-2345. PMC 4567979. PMID 25764995.
  2. ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-26.