 Isla Desecheo from Rincón | |
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| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 18°23′14″N 67°28′19″W / 18.38722°N 67.47194°W |
| Area | 1.524613 km2 (0.588656 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.8 km (1.12 mi) |
| Width | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Highest point | Sego Can Ridge |
| Administration | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipio | Mayagüez |
| Barrio | Sabanetas |
Desecheo (Spanish: Isla Desecheo) (Spanish pronunciation: [deseˈtʃeo]) is a small uninhabited island of the archipelago of Puerto Rico in the northeast of the Mona Passage; 13 mi (21 km) from the municipality of Rincón on the west coast (Punta Higüero) of the main island of Puerto Rico and 31 mi (50 km) northeast of Mona Island. It has a land area of 0.589 sq mi (377 acres; 153 ha; 1.53 km2). Politically, the island is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, but part of the Sabanetas barrio of Mayagüez.