The Islas Los Frailes are an
archipelago
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of rock islets with sparse
scrub vegetation belonging to the
Federal dependencies of Venezuela
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, part of
Venezuela
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.
[Vargas, Francisco Alejandro. 1983: Nuestros héroes navales. Comandancia General de la Armada. Caracas. 2 volúmenes.]
The flotilla of Spanish explorer
Alonso de Ojeda
Alonso de Ojeda (; c. 1466 – c. 1515) was a Spanish explorer, governor and conquistador. He travelled through modern-day Guyana, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Curaçao, Aruba and Colombia. He navigated with Amerigo Vespucci who is famou ...
sighted in 1499 the archipelago composed of ten islands:
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Chepere
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Guacaraida
* Isla Fraile Grande
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Nabobo
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Cominoto
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Macarare
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Guairiare
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Guacaraida
*
La Balandra
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La Peche
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
The largest island is called Fraile Grande or Puerto Real and is long and occupies . The southern islet has an elevation of . About north of Los Failes is Roca del Norte (North Rock), which is high.
See also
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Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela ( es, link=no, Dependencias Federales de Venezuela) encompass most of Venezuela's offshore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela, excluding those islands that form the State of Nueva Espa ...
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List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
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List of Poriferans of Venezuela
The sponges of Venezuela are a part of the Porifera fauna of Venezuela (which is part of the wildlife of Venezuela).
A number of species of sponges are found in the wild in Venezuela.
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References
External links
Los Frailes hfdx.org
Los Frailes
Venezuelan islands of the Leeward Antilles
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