Isla de Jueyes

The islands, sometimes considered cays (or, keys), or islets,[6] because of their size, are located 0.12 mi (0.19 km) south of the Puerto Rican mainland and is closest to Barrio Vayas[7][8] ward of the Ponce, Puerto Rico, municipality.

They are oriented in a southwest-to-northeast axis and are separated from each other by approximately 120 feet (37 meters).[9] The northernmost, and the one closest to the Puerto Rico mainland shore, sits at a distance of approximately 600 feet (180 meters), of 0.12 mi (0.19 km), southwest from the mainland Puerto Rican shore in the area of Caleta de Cabullones (Cabullon Point), with the furthestmost extending 0.43 mi (0.69 km) from the mainland.[10][11][12] The closest populated point on the mainland is Hacienda Villa Esperanza, also known as Quinta Esperanza, located in barrio Vayas. The islands have an area of just 0.0019 sq mi (0.0049 km²) (2.89 cuerdas)[13] (one cuerda equals 0.97 acres[14]).

Their coordinates are: latitude 17.9592° and longitude -66.5897° (latitude 17°57'33"N and longitude 66°35'23"W).[15][16]

The islands vary in size from 130 ft × 130 ft (40 m × 40 m), the smallest, to 200 ft × 260 ft (61 m × 79 m), the largest, and are located 660 feet (200 meters) off the coast of mainland Puerto Rico.[17] The climate is dry and the island supports dry forest. They consists mostly of brush.[18] Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Its length is 0.31 miles (0.5 kilometers) northeast and southwest.[19]

• List of cays and islets of Puerto Rico

• Isla de Jueyes at Panoramio