Chacachacare

Chacachacare ()) is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude. The island is in area.

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Islands.name: Chacachacare
Islands.image_name: TnT Chaguaramas Chacachacare.jpg
Islands.image_caption: Chacachacare island, with the Paria Peninsula in Venezuela in the background
Islands.map: Trinidad and Tobago
Islands.map_caption: Location of Chacachacare off the north-western peninsula of Trinidad
Islands.archipelago: Bocas Islands
Islands.total_islands: 1
Islands.population: Minor for operation of a Lighthouse and Radar station
Islands.population_as_of: 2015
Islands.country: Trinidad and Tobago

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Population: 0
Area: 3.6
Image: Chacachacare dry forest 2.jpg
Width: 3
Length: 16

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Commons gallery: Chacachacare
inception: 1897-00-00

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Chacachacare ()) is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude. The island is in area.

It is one of the Bocas Islands, which lie in the Bocas del Dragón (''Dragons' Mouth'') between Trinidad and Venezuela. Chacachacare is the westernmost of the Bocas Islands which belong to Trinidad and Tobago. Patos Island, which lies further west, was part of Trinidad and Tobago until 1942, when it was ceded to Venezuela in exchange for Soldado Rock.