Puerto Rico
Northern Coast
Toa Baja

Isla de Cabras

Isla de Cabras is a small islet in the middle of the mouth of in northeastern . Part of the barrio in the municipality, the islet is located at the entrance to the Bay, across from the historic quarter in in , the capital municipality of the archipelago and island.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Cabra Island”, “Cabras Island”, “Goat Island”, and “Isla Cabras”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fortín San Juan de la Cruz and Fort San Felipe del Morro.

Castle
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, most commonly known as El Cañuelo, was built on Isla de Cabras in the barrio of the municipality of , at the western end of the entrance to , in .

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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the historic quarter of , the capital municipality of .

Lighthouse
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Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as Puerto San Juan Light, and most commonly referred to as Faro del Morro, is a lighthouse atop the walls of in Old San Juan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and San Juan.

Photo: Tomás Fano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the capital of and its largest city, with 342,000 inhabitants in the municipality and 2,203,000 in the metropolitan area. Founded in 1521 by the Spanish conquistadors, is the oldest city under the jurisdiction of the United States.

Quarter
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Old is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of in . Its area roughly correlates to the , , Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio in the municipality of .

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of , , stretching about 650 yards along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and down the slope from Calle Norzagaray.

Isla de Cabras

Latitude
18.47078° or 18° 28′ 15″ north
Longitude
-66.13628° or 66° 8′ 11″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
77CMFVC7+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357269341
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4565602
Wiki­data ID
Q6081522
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Satellite Map

Discover Isla de Cabras from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Isla de Cabras” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Torre Vigilancia and Parque Nacional Isla de Cabras.

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