Gran Roque

Gran Roque
Gran Roque Island
Gran Roque
Location in Venezuela
Geography
LocationLeeward Antilles
Caribbean Sea
Coordinates11°57′00″N 66°40′36″W / 11.95000°N 66.67667°W / 11.95000; -66.67667
ArchipelagoLos Roques
Administration
Federal EntityFederal dependencies of Venezuela
Demographics
Population3.100

Gran Roque is an island, one of the federal dependencies of Venezuela, located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea in the archipelago of Los Roques, which has 1.7 km2 (170 ha) in extent, where the majority of the population lives. Los Roques Airport is located by the sea, a few meters from the beach.