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Monos

Nickname: Monkey Island
Monos (between Chacachacare and the Trinidadian Mainland)
Geography
Coordinates	10°41′42″N 61°41′24″W / 10.69500°N 61.69000°W / 10.69500; -61.69000
Archipelago	Monos, Gulf of Paria
Highest elevation	1,165 ft (355.1 m)
Administration
Trinidad and Tobago
Borough	Diego Martin
City	Chaguaramas

Monos is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. It is so named as the island was once home to noisy red howler monkeys ("monos" being the Spanish term for monkeys). It has an estimated area of 458 hectares (1,130 acres).

See also

• List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago

References

• Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.

v t e Islands of Trinidad and Tobago
Major Islands	Trinidad Tobago
Bocas Islands	Chacachacare Huevos Monos Gaspar Grande Gasparillo Island
The Five Islands	Caledonia Island Craig Island Lenagan Island Nelson Island Pelican Island Rock Island
San Diego Islands	Cronstadt Island Carrera Island
Selected Islands off Tobago	Little Tobago St. Giles Island Goat Island Sisters' Rock
Other Islands	Saut d'Eau Faralon Rock Soldado Rock

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