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Alto Velo Island is a small uninhabited island south of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. Its maximum height is about 152 metres above sea level. It lies on an underwater mountain range which continues to Beata Island (about 12 km away, separated by the Alto Velo Channel) and the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic. It has an area of 1.02 km²〔(BirdLife IBA Factsheet DO007: Jaragua National Park )〕 and is 1.4 km long, being oval in shape. It is located about southwest of Santo Domingo, and south of Pedernales, making it the southernmost point of the Dominican Republic, a distinction sometimes claimed by Beata Island. The island is part of the province of Pedernales in the Dominican Republic. Alto Velo and Beata Islands belong to the Jaragua National Park, the largest protected area in the Caribbean region. The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1494. The United States claimed the island, which had some strategic significance, in 1860 under the Guano Islands Act. ==See also== * Alto Velo Claim * List of Guano Island claims 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alto Velo Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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