Patos Island (Venezuela)
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Patos Island (Template:Langx, Duck Island) is a small uninhabited island in the northwestern Gulf of Paria. The island is a part of the Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies) of Venezuela.
Geography
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The uninhabited island has an area of only Script error: No such module "convert".[1] with a length of Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert". wide with the highest point reaching about Script error: No such module "convert"..[2][3][4]
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Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Patos Island was part of the former British colony of Trinidad and Tobago.[5] In 1859 the United Kingdom began a claim on the island that Venezuela rejected arguing that it was not mentioned in the capitulation of 1797 nor in the Treaty of Amiens of 1802. In 1902 the United Kingdom raised its flag on the island which provoked a strong protest from the Venezuelan government. In 1904 Venezuela included it as part of the Federal territory Colón. On 26 February 1942, the island became part of Venezuela in exchange for Soldado Rock to Trinidad and Tobago[6] and was put under the administration of the Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores (actual Ministry of Interior and Justice)[1] as part of the Dependencias Federales.
See also
- Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
- List of marine molluscs of Venezuela
- List of Poriferans of Venezuela
References
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- ↑ a b Excursión a la Isla de Patos (1964) – PDVSA-Intevep, 1997
- ↑ Vila, Marco Aurelio. 1967: Aspectos geográficos de las Dependencias Federales. Corporación Venezolana de Fomento. Caracas. 115p.
- ↑ Cervigon, Fernando. 1995: Las Dependencias Federales. Academia Nacional de la Historia. Caracas. 193p.
- ↑ Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes. Template:ISBN Template:ISBN
- ↑ González Oropeza, Hermann. y Donis Ríos, Manuel. 1989: Historia d elas fronteras de Venezuela. Cuadernos Lagoven. S.A. Caracas; Template:ISBN
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External links
- About Patos Island
- Map of the Dependencias Federales with location of Patos Island
- Map of Patos Island
- Picture of Patos Island
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