Cayos de Caña Gorda

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The Cayos de Caña Gorda is a group of three uninhabited, mangrove-covered cays, located at 17°56′32″N, 066°52′17″W off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. They belong to barrio Caranero of Guánica municipio. The eastern cay is separated from the Puerto Rican mainland only by a 20 m wide channel. The western cay, also called Gilligan's Island (after the TV series), or Cayo Aurora, is served by boat (600 m from the mainland) and has public beaches. The total land area is 0.18 km² (177,606 m², Block 1069, Block Group 1, Census tract 9611, Guánica Municipio, Puerto Rico).