Santa Cruz del Islote

Santa Cruz del Islote
Native name: Santa Cruz del Islote
Geography
Location	San Bernardo Archipelago
Coordinates	9°47′9″N 75°51′33″W / 9.78583°N 75.85917°W
Area	1.2 ha (3.0 acres)
Length	200 m (700 ft)
Width	120 m (390 ft)
Administration
	Colombia
Demographics
Population	816

Santa Cruz del Islote (Spanish for: Santa Cruz of the Islet or Holy Cross of the Islet) is an artificial island located off the coast of Bolívar Department in Colombia, close to Tolú and Coveñas.^[2]^[3]^[4] It is a part of the Archipelago of San Bernardo.^[4] Its large population for its size has given it notoriety for supposedly being the most densely populated island on earth;^[5] however, estimates of its population vary greatly.

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