Pelá
Pelá is an islet in Culebra, Puerto Rico. Pelá is situated nearby to the locality Cabeza de Perro, as well as near the suburb Fraile.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Playa Larga Beach and Culebrita Lighthouse.
Culebrita Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Culebrita Lighthouse is the only remaining Spanish-era structure in the Culebra archipelago. Construction of the lighthouse began on September 25, 1882, and was completed on February 25, 1886. Culebrita Lighthouse is situated 3 km northeast of Pelá.
Culebrita Island
Island
Culebrita Island is a small, uninhabited island off the eastern coast of the island-municipality of Culebra in the Spanish Virgin Islands, administratively part of the archipelago of Puerto Rico and geographically part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Culebrita Island is situated 3 km northeast of Pelá.
Pelá
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Pela”
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Culebra, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.29735° or 18° 17′ 50″ northLongitude
-65.25034° or 65° 15′ 1″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
77CP7PWX+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 44026874OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4566666Wikidata ID
Q49668675
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In Other Languages
“Pelá” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pelá”
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Localities in the Area
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