Desecheo Island topographic map

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Desecheo Island

Desecheo, which has no known bodies of surface water, reaches a maximum elevation of 715 ft (218 m) and has an annual precipitation, on average, of 40.15 in (1020 mm). The lack of surface water limits its flora to thorny shrubs, small trees, weeds and various cacti, including the endangered higo chumbo (Harrisia portoricensis). Fauna includes various species of seabirds, three endemic species of lizard (Pholidoscelis desechensis, Anolis desechensis and Sphaerodactylus levinsi), introduced goats and rats, and a population of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) introduced from Cayo Santiago in 1967 as part of a study on adaptation. Before the introduction of rhesus monkeys the island was the largest nesting colony of the brown booby, however, no species presently nests on the island.

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Name: Desecheo Island topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Desecheo Island, Sabanetas, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, United States (18.37786 -67.48825 18.38989 -67.47284)

Average elevation: 9 m

Minimum elevation: 0 m

Maximum elevation: 183 m

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