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The Las Aves Archipelago is a pristine archipelago in the Caribbean Sea, and is part of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela. It is located north of the Venezuelan states of Aragua and Carabobo, between the Dutch island Bonaire in the west, and the Los Roques Archipelago in the east, at . The prime economic importance of the islands lies in fishing. "Las Aves" translates to "The Birds" in English.〔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. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6〕 ==Members Islands== The archipelago consists of two atoll-like reef complexes: *Aves de Barlovento, the eastern group, with a fringing reef of 8 km of diameter and with three cays in the southwest * *Isla Aves de Barlovento * *Isla Tesoro * *Cayo Bubi * *Cayo de Las Bobas *Aves de Sotavento, the western group, with Isla Maceta, a large mangrove-covered cay in the south. * *Isla Aves de Sotavento * *Isla Larga * *Cayo Tirra * *Isla Saquisaqui * *Cayos de La Colonia * *Isla Maceta * *Cayo Sterna In total, there are 21 islets and islands in both groups. The archipelago is not to be confused with Aves Island, which is the most remote island claimed by Venezuela, far to the north. 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「Las Aves archipelago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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