Cayo Nube Verde (also known as Nube Verde or Gresquí) is an island in the Los Roques Archipelago, part of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, located in the Caribbean Sea north of the mainland of Venezuela.
Administratively, it is part of the Francisco de Miranda Insular Territory and is integrated into the Los Roques Archipelago National Park.
Geography
Cayo Nube Verde is one of the largest islands in the archipelago, covering an estimated area of 412 hectares (4.12 square kilometers). It is a low-lying marine island with a maximum elevation of approximately 1 meter above sea level.
The island is geographically situated in the southern part of the archipelago, bounded by:
- The Ensenada de los Corales (Coral Shallows) to the north.
- The open Caribbean Sea to the south.
- Cayo Grande to the east.
- Cayo Sal to the west.
It is one of the least known and least visited islands in the archipelago due to its high level of environmental protection and strict zoning regulations within the national park. The island is uninhabited and is mostly covered by dense vegetation, from which its Spanish name Nube Verde (literally "Green Cloud") is derived.
See also
- List of islands of Venezuela
- Federal Dependencies of Venezuela