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Old 08-22-2005, 04:11 AM
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Default mysterious island on google earth

i was view google earth (satellite view of earth) and noticed an island east of d.r. west of p.r.(between the 2 duh) everyone on google earth message board is stumped. anyone please help. also download the program its free and intresting. It could use more info on d.r. and its intresting places.
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:43 AM
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i was view google earth (satellite view of earth) and noticed an island east of d.r. west of p.r.(between the 2 duh) everyone on google earth message board is stumped. anyone please help. also download the program its free and intresting. It could use more info on d.r. and its intresting places.
This island is called "Isla de la Mona".
Sometimes the "boat people" are dropped off there in the believe they are in Puerto Rico.
Nothing interesting there.
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Old 08-22-2005, 06:19 PM
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Default There are two islands....

Desecheo, which is a few miles west of PR, and then Mona Island, which is the bigger of the two.
Mona Island had a manned Coast Guard light house there years ago.
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:01 PM
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Default Moon Island

It has probably been mentioned before in this forum, but the name Isla La Mona has nothing to do with monkeys (mono(a)s). Actually, 'mona' is the Taíno language expression for 'moon'.
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:09 PM
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It has probably been mentioned before in this forum, but the name Isla La Mona has nothing to do with monkeys (mono(a)s). Actually, 'mona' is the Taíno language expression for 'moon'.
Mirador. Doesn't Robert have "steak" in that island? I heard he owns half of it.

Scandall
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:12 PM
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It has probably been mentioned before in this forum, but the name Isla La Mona has nothing to do with monkeys (mono(a)s). Actually, 'mona' is the Taíno language expression for 'moon'.
Is that true for el canal de la mona as well?
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:43 PM
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Mirador. Doesn't Robert have "steak" in that island? I heard he owns half of it.

Scandall
Scandall (et al) please bare with me, I'm not a native speaker (Spanish being my maternal language). What I meant to say was that Rocky's steaks were as good as his ribs. I can attest to this. And if Marco decides to go public with Rocky's, I would be personally interested in acquiring stock (and I don't mean beef stock).
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:48 PM
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Scandall (et al) please bare with me, I'm not a native speaker (Spanish being my maternal language). What I meant to say was that Rocky's steaks were as good as his ribs. I can attest to this. And if Marco decides to go public with Rocky's, I would be personally interested in acquiring stock (and I don't mean beef stock).

I was just "ribbing" you.

Scandall
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Old 08-25-2005, 03:06 AM
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Default back to question please.

any one intrested in view and post of google earth. its a free download and has a forum similiar to this. would like to see some info from forum members.
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