Isla Cardona
Isla Cardona, also known as Sor Isolina Ferré Island, is a small, uninhabited island located 1.30 nautical miles south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore across from Barrio Playa, on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Cardona Island”, “Cardona Shoal”, “Isla de Cardona”, “Islote de Cardona”, and “Sor Isolina Ferré Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cardona’s Island Lighthouse and United States Customs House.
Cardona’s Island Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cardona Island Light is the only 6th order lighthouse in Puerto Rico with a cylindrical attached tower. The light is located on Cardona Island, a small island on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
United States Customs House
Police station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The U.S. Customs House, located at Bonaire and Aduana streets in barrio La Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the oldest customs house in Puerto Rico, and the only one of its type under the U.S. flag. United States Customs House is situated 3 km northeast of Isla Cardona.
Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas
Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas —Spanish: Puerto de las Américas Rafael Cordero Santiago — is a megaport currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas is situated 2½ km northeast of Isla Cardona.
Isla Cardona
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Playa, Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.95699° or 17° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-66.63504° or 66° 38′ 6″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
779MX947+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 432821272OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4563224Wikidata ID
Q3816148
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Satellite Map
Discover Isla Cardona from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Isla Cardona” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cardona”
- Catalan: “Illa Cardona”
- Catalan: “Illa de Cardona”
- Cebuano: “Isla de Cardona”
- Dutch: “Cardona”
- French: “Isla Cardona”
- Spanish: “Cayo Cardona (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Cayo Cardona”
- Spanish: “Cayo Sor Isolina Ferré”
- Spanish: “Isla Cardona (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Isla Cardona”
- Spanish: “Isla Sor Isolina Ferré”
- Ukrainian: “Ісла-Кардона”
- Urdu: “کاردونا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Puerto Viejo (Palmita) and Residencial Caribe ‘José ’Chegüí‘ Torres Rivera’.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playa Cayo Cardona and Las Hojitas.
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