List of islands of Puerto Rico facts for kids
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island, but it's actually part of a larger group of islands! This list will tell you all about the many islands, keys, and islets that make up the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has over 143 islands, keys, and islets. A key is a small, low island, often made of sand or coral. An islet is just a very small island. Most of these islands are not inhabited, meaning people don't live on them.
Only a few islands are home to people:
- The main island of Puerto Rico is the largest. It's about 3,363 square miles.
- Vieques is another island where people live. It's about 51 square miles.
- Culebra is also inhabited. It's about 10 square miles.
Mona Island is special. It's about 22 square miles. People don't live there permanently. However, staff from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) stay there all year. They protect the island's nature. Sometimes, people can visit for camping or to enjoy nature.
Other islands are important for nature too. Caja de Muertos Island is a DNER Nature Reserve. This means it's protected to keep its natural beauty and wildlife safe. Desecheo Island is a National Wildlife Refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages it. They work to protect the animals and plants there.
Most of the other 140 islands are not inhabited. Some of these smaller islands are privately owned. For example, Isla Palomino is rented out to a hotel. Isleta Marina, Isla de Ramos, and Isla de Lobos are also privately owned.
Discovering Puerto Rico's Islands
Island Name | GNIS ID | Coordinates | Municipality | Ele(ft) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alcarraza | 1609495 | 18°21′40″N 65°22′09″W / 18.36111°N 65.36917°W | Culebra | 69 |
Bajo Evelyn | 1612972 | 18°09′05″N 65°44′28″W / 18.15139°N 65.74111°W | Naguabo | 0 |
Cabeza de Perro | 1613398 | 18°14′54″N 65°34′39″W / 18.24833°N 65.57750°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Cabeza de Perro | 1609661 | 18°14′53″N 65°34′41″W / 18.24806°N 65.57806°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Cabezo de Perro | 1990733 | 18°14′55″N 65°34′42″W / 18.24861°N 65.57833°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Cayo Ahogado | 1609807 | 18°19′21″N 65°37′10″W / 18.32250°N 65.61944°W | Fajardo | 0 |
Cayo Alfeñique | 1613030 | 17°55′37″N 66°21′07″W / 17.92694°N 66.35194°W | Santa Isabel | 0 |
Cayo Algodones | 1609808 | 18°11′34″N 65°41′01″W / 18.19278°N 65.68361°W | Naguabo | 0 |
Cayo Arenas | 1609809 | 17°57′35″N 66°40′27″W / 17.95972°N 66.67417°W | Ponce | 0 |
Cayo Ballena | 1613031 | 18°20′51″N 65°14′13″W / 18.34750°N 65.23694°W | Culebra | 0 |
Cayo Batata | 1609810 | 18°06′56″N 65°46′17″W / 18.11556°N 65.77139°W | Humacao | 0 |
Cayo Bayo | 1609811 | 17°58′17″N 67°03′40″W / 17.97139°N 67.06111°W | Lajas | 3 |
Cayo Berbería | 1609812 | 17°55′43″N 66°27′25″W / 17.92861°N 66.45694°W | Juana Díaz | 10 |
Cayo Botella | 1613032 | 18°19′30″N 65°14′27″W / 18.32500°N 65.24083°W | Culebra | 33 |
Cayo Botijuela | 2575431 | 18°22′25″N 65°22′37″W / 18.37361°N 65.37694°W | Culebra | 0 |
Cayo Cabritas | 1609813 | 18°13′15″N 65°36′06″W / 18.22083°N 65.60167°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Cayo Caracoles | 1609814 | 17°57′36″N 67°02′18″W / 17.96000°N 67.03833°W | Lajas | 20 |
Cayo Caribe | 1609815 | 17°58′12″N 66°43′58″W / 17.97000°N 66.73278°W | Peñuelas | 0 |
Cayo Chiva | 1612887 | 18°06′21″N 65°24′58″W / 18.10583°N 65.41611°W | Vieques | 0 |
Cayo Collado | 1609816 | 17°57′45″N 67°02′08″W / 17.96250°N 67.03556°W | Lajas | 0 |
Cayo Conejo | 2575421 | 18°07′27″N 65°18′30″W / 18.12417°N 65.30833°W | — | 0 |
Cayo Corral | 1613034 | 17°56′09″N 67°01′10″W / 17.93583°N 67.01944°W | Lajas | 0 |
Cayo Desgraciado | 2575420 | 17°57′57″N 66°33′56″W / 17.96583°N 66.56556°W | Ponce | 0 |
Cayo Diablo | 1609817 | 18°21′45″N 65°31′53″W / 18.36250°N 65.53139°W | Fajardo | 20 |
Cayo Don Luis | 1609818 | 17°56′38″N 66°58′18″W / 17.94389°N 66.97167°W | Guánica | 23 |
Cayo Enrique | 1609819 | 17°57′12″N 67°02′48″W / 17.95333°N 67.04667°W | Lajas | 7 |
Cayo Fanduca | 1613035 | 18°05′13″N 67°12′54″W / 18.08694°N 67.21500°W | Cabo Rojo | 0 |
Cayo Icacos | 1613037 | 18°23′11″N 65°35′20″W / 18.38639°N 65.58889°W | Fajardo | 23 |
Cayo Jalova | 1609820 | 18°07′07″N 65°21′32″W / 18.11861°N 65.35889°W | Vieques | 0 |
Cayo Jalovita | 1609821 | 18°06′57″N 65°21′17″W / 18.11583°N 65.35472°W | Vieques | 0 |
Cayo Largo | 1609822 | 18°18′55″N 65°34′43″W / 18.31528°N 65.57861°W | Fajardo | 0 |
Cayo Lobito | 1613038 | 18°20′03″N 65°23′34″W / 18.33417°N 65.39278°W | Culebra | 30 |
Cayo Lobo | 1613039 | 18°19′28″N 65°22′39″W / 18.32444°N 65.37750°W | Culebra | 56 |
Cayo Lobos | 1609823 | 18°22′39″N 65°34′12″W / 18.37750°N 65.57000°W | Fajardo | 13 |
Cayo María Langa | 1613040 | 17°57′56″N 66°45′01″W / 17.96556°N 66.75028°W | Guayanilla | 0 |
Cayo Mata | 1609825 | 17°59′21″N 66°45′49″W / 17.98917°N 66.76361°W | Guayanilla | 0 |
Cayo Mata | 1609824 | 17°57′11″N 66°17′40″W / 17.95306°N 66.29444°W | Salinas | 0 |
Cayo Mata Seca | 1613041 | 17°57′40″N 67°00′34″W / 17.96111°N 67.00944°W | Lajas | 10 |
Cayo Matias | Salinas | 10 | ||
Cayo Matojo | 1613042 | 18°20′11″N 65°17′24″W / 18.33639°N 65.29000°W | Culebra | 20 |
Cayo Morrillo | 1609826 | 17°55′37″N 66°16′23″W / 17.92694°N 66.27306°W | Salinas | 0 |
Cayo Norte | 1613043 | 18°20′13″N 65°15′24″W / 18.33694°N 65.25667°W | Culebra | 131 |
Cayo Obispo | Fajardo | |||
Cayo Palomas | 1609827 | 17°58′29″N 66°44′56″W / 17.97472°N 66.74889°W | Peñuelas | 0 |
Cayo Parguera | 1609828 | 17°58′43″N 66°43′03″W / 17.97861°N 66.71750°W | Peñuelas | 0 |
Cayo Pirata | 1613044 | 18°18′23″N 65°17′44″W / 18.30639°N 65.29556°W | Culebra | 3 |
Cayo Piñerito | 1609829 | 18°14′42″N 65°35′41″W / 18.24500°N 65.59472°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Cayo Puerca | 1613045 | 17°55′46″N 66°14′13″W / 17.92944°N 66.23694°W | Salinas | 0 |
Cayo Ratones | 1609831 | 18°22′57″N 65°34′49″W / 18.38250°N 65.58028°W | Fajardo | 26 |
Cayo Ratones | 1609830 | 18°07′01″N 67°11′18″W / 18.11694°N 67.18833°W | Cabo Rojo | 0 |
Cayo Ratón | 1613046 | 18°18′51″N 65°21′12″W / 18.31417°N 65.35333°W | Culebra | 13 |
Cayo Real | 1613027 | 18°05′19″N 65°28′22″W / 18.08861°N 65.47278°W | Vieques | 49 |
Cayo Río | 1613048 | 17°58′57″N 66°44′17″W / 17.98250°N 66.73806°W | Peñuelas | 0 |
Cayo Santiago | 1609832 | 18°09′23″N 65°44′03″W / 18.15639°N 65.73417°W | Humacao | 39 |
Cayo Sombrerito | 1613049 | 18°20′16″N 65°14′44″W / 18.33778°N 65.24556°W | Culebra | 26 |
Cayo Terremoto | 1612960 | 17°55′48″N 66°58′21″W / 17.93000°N 66.97250°W | Guánica | 7 |
Cayo Tiburón | 1613050 | 18°20′42″N 65°14′17″W / 18.34500°N 65.23806°W | Culebra | 0 |
Cayo Tuna | 2575419 | 18°20′15″N 65°23′35″W / 18.33750°N 65.39306°W | Culebra | 0 |
Cayo Verde | 1613051 | 18°18′25″N 65°17′26″W / 18.30694°N 65.29056°W | Culebra | 0 |
Cayo Vieques | 1609833 | 17°57′51″N 67°04′15″W / 17.96417°N 67.07083°W | Lajas | 0 |
Cayo Yerba | 1613052 | 18°19′08″N 65°21′14″W / 18.31889°N 65.35389°W | Culebra | 46 |
Cayo de Luis Peña | 1613028 | 18°18′23″N 65°19′59″W / 18.30639°N 65.33306°W | Culebra | 361 |
Cayo de Tierra | 1612886 | 18°05′20″N 65°28′02″W / 18.08889°N 65.46722°W | Vieques | 66 |
Cayo del Agua | 1992542 | 18°18′40″N 65°20′51″W / 18.31111°N 65.34750°W | Culebra | 13 |
Cayo del Agua | 1613029 | 18°18′43″N 65°20′52″W / 18.31194°N 65.34778°W | Culebra | 13 |
Cayos Cabezazos | 1613054 | 17°55′18″N 66°22′59″W / 17.92167°N 66.38306°W | Santa Isabel | 10 |
Cayos Caribes | 1613055 | 17°55′38″N 66°12′44″W / 17.92722°N 66.21222°W | Guayama | 0 |
Cayos Geniquí | 1613057 | 18°20′18″N 65°13′54″W / 18.33833°N 65.23167°W | Culebra | 16 |
Cayos de Barca | 1609834 | 17°54′59″N 66°14′23″W / 17.91639°N 66.23972°W | Salinas | 0 |
Cayos de Caracoles | 1613053 | 17°55′42″N 66°21′59″W / 17.92833°N 66.36639°W | Santa Isabel | 0 |
Cayos de Caña Gorda | 1609835 | 17°56′32″N 66°52′17″W / 17.94222°N 66.87139°W | Guánica | 0 |
Cayos de Pájaros | 1609836 | 17°55′24″N 66°15′40″W / 17.92333°N 66.26111°W | Salinas | 0 |
Cayos de Ratones | 1609837 | 17°56′06″N 66°17′34″W / 17.93500°N 66.29278°W | Salinas | 0 |
El Ancón | 1613383 | 18°21′06″N 65°20′35″W / 18.35167°N 65.34306°W | Culebra | 23 |
El Mono | 1610244 | 18°19′04″N 65°22′06″W / 18.31778°N 65.36833°W | Culebra | 0 |
Gata Islets | 2575433 | 17°58′00″N 66°37′00″W / 17.96667°N 66.61667°W | Ponce | 0 |
Cayo Aurora (Gilligans Island) | 1992706 | 17°56′33″N 66°52′16″W / 17.94250°N 66.87111°W | Guánica | 0 |
Isla Ballena | 1991536 | 17°56′41″N 66°52′01″W / 17.94472°N 66.86694°W | Guánica | 0 |
Isla Cabras | 1611178 | 18°12′44″N 65°36′09″W / 18.21222°N 65.60250°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Isla Caja de Muertos | 1611179 | 17°53′41″N 66°31′12″W / 17.89472°N 66.52000°W | Ponce | 144 |
Isla Chiva | 1612909 | 18°06′26″N 65°23′03″W / 18.10722°N 65.38417°W | Vieques | 0 |
Isla Cueva | 1611180 | 17°57′44″N 67°04′49″W / 17.96222°N 67.08028°W | Lajas | 20 |
Isla Culebrita | 1611181 | 18°18′53″N 65°13′44″W / 18.31472°N 65.22889°W | Culebra | 121 |
Isla Desecheo | 2575416 | 18°23′20″N 67°28′30″W / 18.38889°N 67.47500°W | Mayagüez | 0 |
Isla Guachinanga | 1611183 | 18°25′48″N 66°02′08″W / 18.43000°N 66.03556°W | San Juan | 0 |
Isla Guayacán | 1611184 | 17°57′27″N 67°05′25″W / 17.95750°N 67.09028°W | Lajas | 23 |
Isla La Cancora | 1611185 | 18°27′57″N 65°59′51″W / 18.46583°N 65.99750°W | Loíza | 0 |
Isla Magueyes | 1611186 | 17°58′08″N 67°02′39″W / 17.96889°N 67.04417°W | Lajas | 62 |
Isla Mata la Gata | 17°57′36.0″N 67°02′17.7″W / 17.960000°N 67.038250°W | Lajas | 0 | |
Isla Matei | 1611187 | 17°58′04″N 67°00′28″W / 17.96778°N 67.00778°W | Lajas | 49 |
Isla Monito | 1613131 | 18°09′41″N 67°56′59″W / 18.16139°N 67.94972°W | Mayagüez | 0 |
Isla Morrillito | 1611189 | 17°52′56″N 66°32′00″W / 17.88222°N 66.53333°W | Ponce | 33 |
Isla Palominitos | 1611190 | 18°20′20″N 65°34′02″W / 18.33889°N 65.56722°W | Fajardo | 0 |
Isla Palominos | 1611191 | 18°20′55″N 65°34′05″W / 18.34861°N 65.56806°W | Fajardo | 121 |
Isla Piedra | 1611192 | 18°27′53″N 66°02′42″W / 18.46472°N 66.04500°W | San Juan | 0 |
Isla Piñeros | 1613132 | 18°15′08″N 65°35′29″W / 18.25222°N 65.59139°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Isla Puerca | 1611193 | 17°57′33″N 66°21′48″W / 17.95917°N 66.36333°W | Santa Isabel | 0 |
Isla San Juan | 1613356 | 18°27′58″N 66°06′14″W / 18.46611°N 66.10389°W | San Juan | 26 |
Isla Verde | 1611194 | 18°26′53″N 66°01′00″W / 18.44806°N 66.01667°W | Carolina | 0 |
Isla Yallis | 1612911 | 18°08′53″N 65°18′33″W / 18.14806°N 65.30917°W | Vieques | 0 |
Isla de Cabras | 1611175 | 18°28′15″N 66°08′11″W / 18.47083°N 66.13639°W | Toa Baja | 10 |
Isla de Cardona | 1613033 | 17°57′26″N 66°38′06″W / 17.95722°N 66.63500°W | Ponce | 0 |
Isla de Cerro Gordo | 1611176 | 18°29′11″N 66°20′56″W / 18.48639°N 66.34889°W | Vega Alta | 0 |
Isla de Culebra | 1611182 | 18°18′53″N 65°16′59″W / 18.31472°N 65.28306°W | Culebra | 213 |
Isla de Jueyes | 2575428 | 17°57′40″N 66°35′24″W / 17.96111°N 66.59000°W | Ponce | 0 |
Isla de Mona | 1611188 | 18°04′53″N 67°53′29″W / 18.08139°N 67.89139°W | Mayagüez | 200 |
Isla de Ramos | 1611177 | 18°18′46″N 65°36′35″W / 18.31278°N 65.60972°W | Fajardo | 26 |
Isla de Ratones | 1613047 | 17°57′11″N 66°40′52″W / 17.95306°N 66.68111°W | Ponce | 0 |
Isla de Vieques | 1612910 | 18°07′23″N 65°24′59″W / 18.12306°N 65.41639°W | Vieques | 79 |
Isla de las Palomas | 1611174 | 18°28′34″N 66°11′19″W / 18.47611°N 66.18861°W | Toa Baja | 43 |
Isla del Frío | 1613056 | 17°57′44″N 66°33′19″W / 17.96222°N 66.55528°W | Ponce | 0 |
Island of Puerto Rico | 1848460 | 18°14′58″N 66°30′04″W / 18.24944°N 66.50111°W | Orocovis | 1283 |
Isla Guachinanga | San Juan | |||
Isleta Marina | 2575427 | 18°20′23″N 65°37′05″W / 18.33972°N 65.61806°W | Fajardo | 0 |
Isleta de San Juan | 1991538 | 18°27′51″N 66°05′51″W / 18.46417°N 66.09750°W | San Juan | 10 |
Isletas de Garzas | 1611196 | 18°29′23″N 66°22′29″W / 18.48972°N 66.37472°W | Vega Baja | 0 |
Islote Número dos | 1613133 | 18°26′28″N 65°58′42″W / 18.44111°N 65.97833°W | Carolina | 0 |
Islote de Juan Pérez | 1611198 | 18°26′10″N 65°56′04″W / 18.43611°N 65.93444°W | Loíza | 10 |
La Blanquilla | 1611235 | 18°22′16″N 65°33′14″W / 18.37111°N 65.55389°W | Fajardo | 26 |
La Cordillera | 1611243 | 18°22′53″N 65°33′59″W / 18.38139°N 65.56639°W | Fajardo | 0 |
Las Cabritas | 1611352 | 18°28′24″N 66°08′04″W / 18.47333°N 66.13444°W | Toa Baja | 3 |
Las Cucarachas | 1611365 | 18°24′02″N 65°36′42″W / 18.40056°N 65.61167°W | Fajardo | 23 |
Las Hermanas | 1611370 | 18°18′53″N 65°21′09″W / 18.31472°N 65.35250°W | Culebra | 16 |
Las Lavanderas | 2575426 | 18°16′00″N 65°33′00″W / 18.26667°N 65.55000°W | — | 0 |
Las Lavanderas del Este | 1611371 | 18°15′55″N 65°32′23″W / 18.26528°N 65.53972°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Las Lavanderas del Oeste | 1611372 | 18°15′43″N 65°33′33″W / 18.26194°N 65.55917°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Los Farallones | 1611428 | 18°23′53″N 65°35′54″W / 18.39806°N 65.59833°W | Fajardo | 20 |
Los Gemelos | 1611429 | 18°21′31″N 65°21′42″W / 18.35861°N 65.36167°W | Culebra | 23 |
Los Negritos | 1611437 | 18°29′36″N 66°36′17″W / 18.49333°N 66.60472°W | Arecibo | 0 |
Mata Redonda | 1611489 | 17°57′03″N 66°12′22″W / 17.95083°N 66.20611°W | Guayama | 0 |
Pelaíta | 1613156 | 18°17′58″N 65°15′09″W / 18.29944°N 65.25250°W | Culebra | 0 |
Pelá | 1613155 | 18°17′51″N 65°15′01″W / 18.29750°N 65.25028°W | Culebra | 13 |
Peñon Brusi | 1611647 | 18°29′33″N 66°51′18″W / 18.49250°N 66.85500°W | Camuy | 23 |
Peñon de Afuera | 1611645 | 18°29′34″N 66°52′10″W / 18.49278°N 66.86944°W | Camuy | 23 |
Peñon de San Jorge | 1611646 | 18°28′11″N 66°05′29″W / 18.46972°N 66.09139°W | San Juan | 10 |
Piedra Stevens | 1613163 | 18°21′31″N 65°20′51″W / 18.35861°N 65.34750°W | Culebra | 10 |
Piedra del Norte | 1613162 | 18°19′15″N 65°13′24″W / 18.32083°N 65.22333°W | Culebra | 164 |
Piragua de Adentro | 1611675 | 18°16′06″N 65°31′53″W / 18.26833°N 65.53139°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Piragua de Afuera | 1613390 | 18°16′22″N 65°30′32″W / 18.27278°N 65.50889°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Piragua de Afuera | 1611676 | 18°16′22″N 65°30′33″W / 18.27278°N 65.50917°W | Ceiba | 0 |
Punta Larga | 1611824 | 18°26′50″N 65°58′55″W / 18.44722°N 65.98194°W | Loíza | 0 |
Punta Mosquitos | 1611840 | 18°26′41″N 65°58′33″W / 18.44472°N 65.97583°W | Loíza | 0 |
Roca Alcatraz | 1612949 | 18°07′24″N 65°18′04″W / 18.12333°N 65.30111°W | Vieques | 0 |
Roca Cocinera | 1612633 | 18°28′48″N 66°42′14″W / 18.48000°N 66.70389°W | Arecibo | 0 |
Roca Cucaracha | 1612950 | 18°09′17″N 65°19′22″W / 18.15472°N 65.32278°W | Vieques | 0 |
Roca Culumna | 1613382 | 18°19′58″N 65°23′31″W / 18.33278°N 65.39194°W | Culebra | 10 |
Roca Ola | 1612636 | 17°56′51″N 67°10′56″W / 17.94750°N 67.18222°W | Cabo Rojo | 0 |
Roca Resuello | 1612637 | 18°28′42″N 66°43′06″W / 18.47833°N 66.71833°W | Arecibo | 0 |
Roca Speck | 1613369 | 18°19′35″N 65°15′50″W / 18.32639°N 65.26389°W | Culebra | 0 |
Roca Velásquez | 1612638 | 18°01′24″N 67°10′40″W / 18.02333°N 67.17778°W | Cabo Rojo | 0 |
Tres Hermanas | 1612790 | 18°29′28″N 66°34′28″W / 18.49111°N 66.57444°W | Barceloneta | 0 |
Tres Hermanos | 1612791 | 18°28′54″N 66°42′12″W / 18.48167°N 66.70333°W | Arecibo | 0 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Islas de Puerto Rico para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of Caribbean islands#Puerto Rico