Cayo Santiago
| Cayo Santiago | ||
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| Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
| Geographical location | 18 ° 9 '23 " N , 65 ° 44' 3" W | |
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| length | 600 m | |
| width | 400 m | |
| surface | 13.917 9 ha | |
| Highest elevation | El Morrillo 34.9 m |
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| Residents | uninhabited | |
Cayo Santiago , also known as Monkey Island , is an uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea located 950 meters southeast of Punta Santiago, Humacao , Puerto Rico . It extends over 600 meters from north to south and 400 meters from east to west including the flat northeastern peninsula, which is only connected to the main island by a narrow sandy isthmus .
The island belongs to the barrio (municipality) Punta Santiago of the city of Humacao.