Los Monjes Archipelago

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Los Monjes Archipelago is a small, remote group of rocky islets in the Caribbean Sea belonging to Venezuela, known for its strategic location near the entrance to the Gulf of Venezuela.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Los Monjes Archipelago canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago ⓘ
access only by boat ⓘ
administeredBy Zulia state ⓘ
linked to: Zulia State
area very small land area ⓘ
belongsTo Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ⓘ
linked to: Venezuela
climate arid ⓘ
composedOf Monje del Este ⓘ
linked to: Monje del Norte

Monje del Norte ⓘ
Monje del Sur ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
disputedInPastBy Colombia ⓘ
distanceToCoast close to Venezuela–Colombia maritime boundary ⓘ
environment marine ecosystem surrounding islets ⓘ
geologicalType rocky outcrops ⓘ
governedAs special dependency of Zulia state ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
hasHighestPointElevation approximately 40 meters ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish ⓘ
hasStructure lighthouse ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ
inhabited no permanent civilian population ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Venezuela region ⓘ
linked to: Gulf of Venezuela

Venezuelan territorial waters ⓘ
maritimeSignificance affects exclusive economic zone delimitation ⓘ
influences Venezuelan maritime boundaries ⓘ
navigationRole reference point for ships entering Gulf of Venezuela ⓘ
nearbyCountry Colombia ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Guajira Peninsula ⓘ
notableFeature isolated rocky islets ⓘ
strategic military outpost ⓘ
partOf Venezuelan Guajira region ⓘ
linked to: Guajira Peninsula
populationType military personnel ⓘ
recognizedAsVenezuelanBy Colombia (1992 agreement) ⓘ
region northwestern Venezuela ⓘ
seaBasin Caribbean Sea ⓘ
securityRole monitoring maritime traffic into Gulf of Venezuela ⓘ
sovereigntyClaimedBy Venezuela ⓘ
strategicImportance close to maritime border with Colombia ⓘ
near entrance to the Gulf of Venezuela ⓘ
terrainType rocky islets ⓘ
timeZone UTC-4 ⓘ
usedFor lighthouse facilities ⓘ
maritime navigation control ⓘ
military presence ⓘ
vegetation sparse ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leeward Antilles → hasMember → Los Monjes Archipelago ⓘ