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2013 Map of Isla de Mona

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Isla de Mona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Isla de Mona, a limestone plateau rising from the Caribbean Sea, is documented here in its contemporary state within the municipality of Mayagüez. The island's geography is defined by a series of prominent headlands, including Cabo Noroeste and Cabo Barrionuevo on the northwestern coast. Access to the island's shore is concentrated at several landing points and anchorages such as Anclaje Sardinera and Anclaje Isabela.

The coastline is a succession of sandy beaches and rocky points, from Playa Sardinera in the west to the southeastern reach of Playa Brava. Many of the names recorded, such as Piedra del Carabinero and the curiously named Punta Caigo o no Caigo, provide a localized geographic index for this uninhabited natural reserve. The absence of inland infrastructure or settlements on this topographic survey emphasizes the island's role as a protected ecological landscape.