Area: | 9,104 km2 |
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Other regions containing this locality: | The Caribbean |
Archipelago in the northeastern Caribbean.
Puerto Rico is subdivided into 78 municipalities which function as counties (there are no districts or regions).
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References
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Dennis P . Cox and Reginald P. Briggs (1973): METALLOGENIC MAP OF PUERTO RICO. MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-72 1
U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Team Walter J. Bawiec, Editor (1998) Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Mineral Occurrences and Mineral Resource Assessment for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico USGS Open-File Report 98-038
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico