Corocoro Island (Isla Corocoro) is an island near the mouth of the

Amacuro River The Amacuro River is a river in South America. It forms part of the northern section of the international boundary between Venezuela and Guyana. It is part of the Orinoco River basin. The river boundary is a part of the Guyana-Venezuela border d ...

and in the delta of the

Barima River The Barima River is a tributary of the Orinoco River, entering from the Atlantic Ocean. It originates from the Imataka Mountains in Guyana, flowing for approximately before entering Venezuela about from its mouth. Features Early recorded exp ...

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. The northernmost part of the land border between

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

runs through the island. It is one of the few islands that is divided between more than one

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. The vast majority of the island is Venezuelan territory (610 square kilometers) . The north side of the island is the

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and the south side is the

. Venezuela does not recognize the border that divides the island, since it considers its eastern part, as part of the claimed territory of

Guayana Esequiba (), sometimes also called or Essequibo, is a disputed territory of west of the Essequibo River that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela.

. Venezuela claims the island in its entirety (689 square kilometers).

Reserve

The Venezuelan-controlled part of 61,000 hectares or 610

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is part of a natural reserve protected by the Venezuelan government, called the Imataca Reserve, and is part of the so-called Coastal Protection Zone.

Reserve

See also