Isla de Pinos

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Isla de Pinos is the former name of Isla de la Juventud, the second-largest Cuban island known historically for its agricultural colonies and later as a site for prisons and political detention.

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Isla de Pinos canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
area approximately 2419 square kilometers ⓘ
belongsTo Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality of Cuba ⓘ
belongsToIslandGroup Canarreos Archipelago ⓘ
capitalCity Nueva Gerona ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
detainedPerson Fidel Castro ⓘ
Raúl Castro ⓘ
distanceFromMainlandCuba about 50 to 60 kilometers south of mainland Cuba ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
formerNameOf Isla de la Juventud ⓘ
geologicalType limestone island ⓘ
hasFeature coral reefs ⓘ
pine-covered interior ⓘ
white-sand beaches ⓘ
hasPrison Presidio Modelo ⓘ
hasRegion northern lowlands ⓘ
southern swampy areas ⓘ
historicalStatus U.S. interest and disputed status in early 20th century ⓘ
historicalUse agricultural colonies ⓘ
site for political detention ⓘ
site for prisons ⓘ
isPartOf Cuban archipelago ⓘ
Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality ⓘ
linked to: Isla de la Juventud
knownFor citrus production ⓘ
marble quarries ⓘ
pine forests ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Isla de Cuba ⓘ
populationCenter La Fe ⓘ
Nueva Gerona ⓘ
PresidioModeloUse political prison after Cuban Revolution ⓘ
political prison during Batista era ⓘ
renamingYear 1978 ⓘ
secondLargestIslandOf Cuba ⓘ
separatedFrom Isla de Cuba by the Gulf of Batabanó ⓘ
linked to: Isla de Cuba
sovereignState Republic of Cuba ⓘ
linked to: Cuba
sovereigntyRecognizedByUnitedStates 1925 ⓘ
surroundedBy Caribbean Sea waters ⓘ
timeZone Cuba Standard Time ⓘ
treatyClarifyingSovereignty Hay–Quesada Treaty ⓘ
usedFor agricultural experimentation ⓘ
penal colonies ⓘ

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