Mona Passage
The Mona Passage (Spanish: Canal de la Mona) is a strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. The Mona Passage connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea and is an important shipping route between the Atlantic and the Panama Canal.
| Mona Passage | |
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| Canal de la Mona | |
Location of the Mona Passage. | |
Mona Passage | |
| Coordinates | 18°30′N 67°53′W |
| Basin countries | Puerto Rico Dominican Republic |
The Mona Passage is 80 miles (130 kilometers) long. It is fraught with variable tidal currents created by large islands on either side of it, and by sand banks that extend out from both coasts.
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