Culebrita Island
Nickname: Culebrita | |
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Aerial view of Culebrita Island (foreground) off the eastern coast of Culebra Island (background), 2010 Aerial view of Culebrita Island (left) and Cayo Norte (right) off the eastern coast of Culebra Island (background), 2010 | |
Map of Culebra by barrios | |
Isla Culebrita Isla Culebrita Isla Culebrita | |
Interactive map | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 18°18′49.3″N 65°13′38.8″W / 18.313694°N 65.227444°W |
| Archipelago | Puerto Rico Archipelago |
| Length | 1.7 km (1.06 mi) |
| Width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Highest point | Lighthouse Hill |
| Administration | |
| Territory | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Culebra |
| Barrio | Fraile |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2020) |
| Additional information | |
| Official website | www |
| Nature Reserve (Culebra National Wildlife Refuge) | |
Culebrita Island (Spanish: Isla Culebrita, meaning "little snake island") is a small, uninhabited island off the eastern coast of the island-municipality of Culebra in the Spanish Virgin Islands, administratively part of the archipelago of Puerto Rico and geographically part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands.
Together with Cayo Botella off the northwestern point, and Pelá and Pelaita to the west, Culebrita belongs to the barrio Fraile of the main island of Culebra. It is a nature reserve and is part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge. The island is home to Culebrita Lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses in the Caribbean. Culebrita is only accessible by private boat from the main island of Culebra.