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List Of Islands Of Peru
This is a list of islands of Peru. Alphabetical list This an alphabetical list of islands in Peru with an area larger than .INEI, Compendio Estadistica 2007, page 24–25. * Amantaní (9.3 km²) * Anapia Island (3.4 km²) * Asia Island (1.5 km²) * Blanca Island (4.0 km²) * Caana Island (1.2 km²) * Chirita Islands (4,8 km²) * Correa Island (4.6 km²) * Frontón Island (1.0 km²) * Ferrol Island (1.6 km²) * Guañape Islands (1.4 km²) * Iscaya Island (1.7 km²) * La Vieja Island (11.0 km²) *Lobos de Tierra Island (16.0 km²) * Lobos de Afuera Island (2.0 km²) * Matapalo Island (6.1 km²) * Quipata Island (1.4 km²) * San Gallan Island (9.3 km²) * San Lorenzo Island (16.5 km²) * Santa Ana Islands (3.4 km²) * Soto Island (2.6 km²) * Taquile Island (5.7 km²) * Tortuga Island (1.3 km²) * Ustute Island (1.4 km²) * Yuspique Island (3.2 km²) * Viuda Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea: continental and oceanic. There are also artificial islands, which are man-made. Etymology The word ''island'' derives from Middle English ''iland'', from Old English ''igland'' (from ''ig'' or ''ieg'', similarly meaning 'island' when used independently, and -land carrying its contemporary meaning; cf. Dutch ''eiland'' ("island"), German ''Eiland'' ("small island")). However, the spelling of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Peru
Peru is a country on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1.8 minutes of latitude or about south of the equator. Peru shares land borders with Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile, with its longest land border shared with Brazil. Statistics Area: Peru has a total land area of 1,379,999 km² and a total water area of 5,000 km². Maritime claims: ''Continental shelf:'' ''Territorial sea:'' '' Exclusive economic zone:'' Land use: Only 3% of Peru's land is arable, with 0.5% being suitable for permanent crops. Permanent pastureland accounts for 21% of Peru's land use, and forests and woodland accounting for 66% of the landscape. Approximately 9.5% (1993 est.) of Peruvian land is attributed to population centers, coastal regions, and other space. Irrigated land: 12,800 km² (1993 est.) Natural hazards: Natural hazards that Peru exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foca Island (Peru)
Foca Island (Spanish: ''Isla Foca'') is an island in the Pacific Ocean located in the northern Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...vian region of Piura. The island is within the area of convergence of the Humboldt Current and the Equatorial Current, with the presence of marine species of both temperate and cold waters due to that phenomenon. References {{reflist Pacific islands of Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palomino Islands (Peru)
The Palomino Islands (Spanish: ''Islas Palomino''), also called Palominos Islets are a group of small islands off the coast of Callao, Peru. Home to a large population of sea lions and seabirds, it has become a popular tourist area. Location The archipelago consists of four small islets located 6 miles west of the port city of Callao, at the western coast of San Lorenzo Island. Tourism The islands make up a tourist area where it can see a significant amount of sea lions living in its natural habitat. The islands are home to large colonies of seabird. In its coasts can be found gulls, guanayes, zarcillos, boobies, Peruvian pelicans, patillos and red-legged cormorant. In the highest part of the island is located an old lighthouse who served as guides of ships and steamers who frequented the port of Callao . On the island is also seen a water passage that is known as the ''Catedral de las Islas Palomino''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Peru
According to the ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'', the regions ( es, regiones) are, with the departments, the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its 1821 independence, Peru had been divided into departments () but faced the problem of increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima. After several unsuccessful regionalization attempts, the national government decided to temporarily provide the departments (including the Constitutional Province of Callao) with regional governments until the conformation of regions according to the ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'' which says that two or more departments should merge to conform a region. This situation turned the departments into ''de facto'' regional government circumscriptions. The first regional governments were elected on November 20, 2002. Under the new arrangement, the 24 departments plus the Callao Province are regional government circumscriptions each with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortuga Island, Peru
Tortuga is the Spanish word for a turtle or tortoise. It may also refer to: Geography Islands * Tortuga (Haiti), a Caribbean island that forms part of Haiti, off the northwest coast of Hispaniola, a pirate stronghold in the 17th-century * Tortugas Banks, coral reefs in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary * Dry Tortugas, a group of islands in the Florida Keys in the United States * Dry Tortugas National Park, a national park consisting of Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas * Isla Tortuga, a volcanic island in the Gulf of California, part of Baja California, Mexico * La Tortuga Island, an uninhabited 156 km2 island in the Caribbean Sea that is a federal dependency of Venezuela * Las Tortugas, name given by Christopher Columbus to Little Cayman and Cayman Brac Places * Freeport Tortuga, a free port project on Tortuga, Haiti, during the early 1970s * Tortuga Bay, a bay on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos * Tortuga, Nicaragra, Small town in southern pacific Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taquile Island
Taquile ( es, Isla de Taquile, ; qu, Intika) is an island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca 45 km offshore from the city of Puno. About 2,200 people live on the island, which is in size (maximum measurements), with an area of . The highest point of the island is above sea level and the main village is at . The inhabitants, known as ''Taquileños'', speak Puno Quechua. In 2005, "Taquile and Its Textile Art" were honored by being proclaimed " Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO. Textiles Taquileños are known for their fine handwoven textiles and clothing, which are regarded as among the highest-quality handicrafts in Peru. Knitting is exclusively performed by males, beginning in early boyhood. Women spin wool and use vegetables and minerals to dye the wool to be used by the community. Women are also the weavers of the Chumpis, the wide belts with woven designs worn by everyone in the community of Taquile. Tourism Taquileans a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soto Island
Soto may refer to: Geography *Soto (Aller), parish in Asturias, Spain * Soto (Las Regueras), parish in Asturias, Spain * Soto, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles * Soto, Russia, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Megino-Kangalassky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia * Soto de Cerrato, municipality in Palencia Province, Spain * Soto de la Vega, municipality in León Province, Spain * Soto de los Infantes, parish in Asturias, Spain * Soto de Luiña, parish in Asturias, Spain * Soto del Barco (parish), parish in Asturias, Spain * Soto del Real, municipality in Madrid Province, Spain *Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, municipality in Mexico * Soto Street, in Los Angeles, California ** Soto (Los Angeles Metro station), located on Soto Street at the intersection with First St. * Soto y Amío, municipality in León Province, Spain Groups of people * So'to, indigenous people of the Amazon *Sōtō, the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism People with the name Given n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
