Santa Clara Island
Santa Clara Island is a small, rocky and cliffed island lying at the entrance of the Gulf of Guayaquil, off the Pacific coast of Ecuador. Geologically, it is formed of sedimentary rock and is situated on the transition zone between the relatively shallow and brackish waters of the gulf and the deeper marine waters of the open ocean.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Ecuador
- Also known as: “Amortajada”, “El Muerto”, “Isla del Muerto”, and “Isla Santa Clara”
Santa Clara Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Jambeli, Santa Rosa Canton, El Oro, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude
-3.17276° or 3° 10′ 22″ south
Longitude
-80.436° or 80° 26′ 10″ west
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
668XRHG7+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Santa Clara Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isla Santa Clara”
- Swedish: “Isla Santa Clara”
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