Monos is an island in the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the ''
Bocas del Dragón
The Bocas del Dragón (Dragon's Mouths) is the name of the series of straits separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea. There are four Bocas, from west to east:
* The Boca Grande or Grand Boca separates Chacachacare from the Paria Penins ...
'' (''Dragons' Mouth'') between
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...
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 ...
. 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 .
See also
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List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago
This is a list of islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean.
Major islands
* Trinidad
* Tobago
Bocas Islands
The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas de ...
References
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Islands of Trinidad and Tobago
Gulf of Paria
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