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Isla de la Juventud (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 21 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 21.6667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 50 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -82.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest island in the Archipiélago de los Canarreos; two-thirds is covered by dense pine forest; main economic activities are fishing, trucking & grapefruit cultivation; National Reformatory is located near the capital, Nueva Gerona. |
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| Isla de la Juventud (preferred,C,V)
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| Juventud, Isla de (C,V)
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| Juventud, Isla de la (C,V)
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| Isle of Youth (C,O)
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............ | name changed from Isle of Pines in 1978 |
| Isla de Pinos (H,V)
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............ | until 1978 |
| Pines, Isle of (H,O)
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| Pins, Île de (H,O)
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Cuba (nation) (P) |
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Cuba (nation) (P) |
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