La Sola Island () is a small island in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. The island is a part of the Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies) of Venezuela.
Geography La Sola Island is located about northeast of Caracas, about northeast of Islas Los Frailes and about southeast of Islas Los Testigos. The coordinates are .Vila, Marco Aurelio. 1967: Aspectos geográficos de las Dependencias Federales. Corporación Venezolana de Fomento. Caracas. 115p.Cervigon, Fernando. 1995: Las Dependencias Federales. Academia Nacional de la Historia. Caracas. 193p.Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes.
The uninhabited island has an area of barely 500 square meters, with the highest point reaching 8.5 meters (28 feet).
History In 1938, the island was put under the administration of the Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia (Ministry of Interior and Justice) (2) as part of the Dependencias Federales.
On August 9, 1972, the island, together with the other islands of the Dependencias Federales, were declared a national park (3) with the park being established on August 18.
See also Federal Dependencies of Venezuela List of marine molluscs of Venezuela List of sponges of Venezuela
References
External links About La Sola Island Map of the Dependencias Federales with location of La Sola Island