Monos
{{Short description|Island in Trinidad and Tobago}}
{{About|the island of Monos|the 2019 film|Monos (film)|the typeface|Monos (typeface)}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Monos
| image_name = TnT Chaguaramas Monos + Chacachacare + Venezuela.jpg
| image_caption = Monos (between Chacachacare and the Trinidadian Mainland)
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| nickname = Monkey Island
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| coordinates = {{Coord|10|41|42|N|61|41|24|W|region:TT_type:isle|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago = Monos, Gulf of Paria
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| elevation_ft = 1165
| country = Trinidad and Tobago
| country_admin_divisions_title = Borough
| country_admin_divisions = Diego Martin
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = City
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Chaguaramas
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Monos is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. 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 {{Convert|458|ha|acre}}.
See also
References
- {{cite book |last=Anthony |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Anthony (author) |year=2001 |title=Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago |location=Lanham, Md. |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-3173-2}}
{{Islands of Trinidad and Tobago}}
Category:Islands of Trinidad and Tobago
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