.JPG.webp) View of Islote Sucre (Johnny Cay) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 12°36′00″N 81°41′23″W / 12.60000°N 81.68972°W |
| Area | 4.9 ha (12 acres) |
| Administration | |
Colombia | |
| Department | Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 451 |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
Islote Sucre,[1] also called Johnny Cay,[2] is a small island[3] in the Caribbean Sea belonging to the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina.[4]
Description
Islote Sucre is located approximately 1.5 km north of the island of San Andrés, the largest in the archipelago. It has a total area of 49,411 m²[5] (4.94 hectares), making it the largest of the cays that surround San Andrés.
The climate is stable all year round, hovering around 27º C, but there are cool breezes throughout the year. There are coconut trees and white sand beaches. Islote Sucre can be reached by sea using boats that depart from neighboring San Andrés and tourism is the main economic activity.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Woods, Sarah; McColl, Richard (1 September 2015). Colombia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-921-6. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ Meteored.com. "Información de Cayo Sucre". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ Bruckner, Ingolf (11 June 2018). Reise Know-How Reiseführer Kolumbien (in German). Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump. ISBN 978-3-8317-4667-5. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ Galindo, Félix Díaz (1978). Monografía del Archipiélago de San Andrés (in Spanish). Ediciones Medio Pliego. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Informe de la Contraloría de San Andrés]". www.contraloriasai.gov.co. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2011.
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