Native name: Santa Cruz del Islote | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | San Bernardo Archipelago |
| Coordinates | 9°47′9″N 75°51′33″W / 9.78583°N 75.85917°W |
| Area | 1.2 ha (3.0 acres) |
| Length | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Width | 120 m (390 ft) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 816[1] |
Santa Cruz del Islote (Spanish for: Santa Cruz of the Islet or Holy Cross of the Islet) is an artificial island located off the coast of Bolívar Department in Colombia, close to Tolú and Coveñas.[2][3][4] It is a part of the Archipelago of San Bernardo.[4] Its large population for its size has given it notoriety for supposedly being the most densely populated island on earth;[5] however, estimates of its population vary greatly.
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BOMACRwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wells, Miriam; Jack, Hunter (January 5, 2013), "How people live on the most crowded island on Earth", Toronto Star