Desecheo Island

Desecheo
Isla Desecheo from Rincón
Desecheo is located in Puerto Rico
Desecheo
Desecheo
Desecheo is located in Lesser Antilles
Desecheo
Desecheo
Desecheo is located in Caribbean
Desecheo
Desecheo
Geography
Coordinates18°23′14″N 67°28′19″W / 18.38722°N 67.47194°W / 18.38722; -67.47194
Area1.524613 km2 (0.588656 sq mi)
Length1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Width1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Highest elevation218 m (715 ft)
Highest pointSego Can Ridge
Administration
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipioMayagüez
BarrioSabanetas
Satellite image
Desecheo from Rincón

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.