Morrillito
Morrillito is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The island is protected by the Reserva Natural Caja de Muertos natural reserve because of its native turtle traffic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Caja de Muertos Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caja de Muertos is an uninhabited island off the southern coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, in the municipality of Ponce. 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.
Isla Caja de Muertos Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Caja de Muertos Light, is an 1887 lighthouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico, that is unique amongst all other lighthouses in Puerto Rico for its unusual Cross of Lorraine, double-arm, T-type shape structure.
Morrillito
- Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.88248° or 17° 52′ 57″ northLongitude
-66.53272° or 66° 31′ 58″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
779MVFJ8+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 44106451OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Morrillito” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Isla Morrillito”
- Dutch: “Morrillito”
- German: “Morrillito”
- Spanish: “Morrillito (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Morrillito”
- Urdu: “موریلیتو”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Morrillo and Playa Pelícano.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Morrillito”. Photo: Tito Caraballo, CC BY-SA 2.0.