Monos

This article is about the island of Monos. For the 2019 film, see Monos (film). For the typeface, see Monos (typeface).

Monos

Nickname: Monkey Island
Monos (between Chacachacare and the Trinidadian Mainland)
Geography
Coordinates	10°41′42″N 61°41′24″W
Archipelago	Monos, Gulf of Paria
Highest elevation	1,165 ft (355.1 m)
Administration
Trinidad and Tobago
Region	Diego Martin
City	Chaguaramas

Monos is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth) between Trinidad and Venezuela. It is so named as the island was once home to noisy red howler monkeys ("monos" being the Spanish term for monkeys). It has an estimated area of 458 hectares (1,130 acres).

See also

• List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago

References

• Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.