Morrillito

Morrillito is a small uninhabited off the southern coast of . The island is protected by the Reserva Natural Caja de Muertos natural reserve because of its native turtle traffic.
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Photo: Tito Caraballo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: uninhabited island in Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Cayo Morillito”, “Isla Morrillito”, and “Reserva Natural Isla Caja de Muertos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caja de Muertos Island and Isla Caja de Muertos Lighthouse.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caja de Muertos is an uninhabited off the southern coast of the main island of , in the municipality of . The island and its surrounding waters are protected by the Caja de Muertos Nature Reserve, because of its native turtle traffic and ecological value of its dry forests and reefs.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Caja de Muertos Light, is an 1887 lighthouse in , that is unique amongst all other lighthouses in Puerto Rico for its unusual Cross of Lorraine, double-arm, T-type shape structure.

Morrillito

Latitude
17.88248° or 17° 52′ 57″ north
Longitude
-66.53272° or 66° 31′ 58″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
779MVFJ8+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44106451
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
4565593
Wiki­data ID
Q6913552
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Satellite Map

Discover Morrillito from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Morrillito” goes by many names.

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