Los Frailes Archipelago

The Islas Los Frailes are an archipelago of rock islets with sparse scrub vegetation belonging to the Federal dependencies of Venezuela, part of Venezuela.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Los Frailes

Los Frailes
Geography
Location	Caribbean sea
Archipelago	Los Frailes
Total islands	10
Major islands	Isla Fraile Grande
Area	1.92 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Administration
Venezuela
Status	Federal Dependency
Demographics
Population	6 (approximately)

The flotilla of Spanish explorer Alonso de Ojeda sighted in 1499 the archipelago composed of ten islands:

• Chepere
• Guacaraida
• Isla Fraile Grande
• Nabobo
• Cominoto
• Macarare
• Guairiare
• Guacaraida
• La Balandra
• La Peche

The largest island is called Fraile Grande or Puerto Real and is 2,200 metres (7,218 ft) long and occupies 1.92 km² (0.74 sq mi). The southern islet has an elevation of 91 m (299 ft). About eight kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Los Failes is Roca del Norte (North Rock), which is 3 m (10 ft) high.

See also

• Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
• List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
• List of Poriferans of Venezuela