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Margarita Island (Colombia)

Margarita Island (Colombia) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Margarita Island (Colombia) rather than just read about it. In short: Margarita Island (Spanish: Isla Margarita), also called Mompox Island (Spanish: Isla Mompox), is an inland river island in the Magdalena River, near Mompos town of interior Colombia. It is located in the Bolivar Department, on the border with the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia.

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Reference excerpt

Margarita Island (Spanish: Isla Margarita), also called Mompox Island (Spanish: Isla Mompox), is an inland river island in the Magdalena River, near Mompos town of interior Colombia. It is located in the Bolivar Department, on the border with the Magdalena Department in northern Colombia. With an area of 2100 to 2200 km2, it is the largest island in Colombia and the fourth largest river island in the world after the islands of Marajo, Bananal and Tupinambarana (all in Brazil). It had a population of 117,210 in 2008.

Geography Margarita Island is located in the deposit basin Depresión Momposina. It is 40 km wide and 90 km long and almost rectangular, the area of the island changes with the tides. The island is located at the mouth of the rivers Cauca and Magdalena. The highest point on the island is 20 metres (65 ft 7+1⁄2 in). There are small swamps on the island: Ciénaga Bochica, Ciénaga Pajaral, Ciénaga De Lona, Ciénaga El Medio, Ciénaga Ancon, Ciénaga Florida, Ciénaga Grande, Ciénaga Robles, Ciénaga El Uvero, Ciénaga El Cacao, Ciénaga El Cucharal, Ciénaga El Palmar or Ciénaga Gualamito. There are other river islands nearby.

Administrative divisions Margarita Island is divided into six municipalities: Santa Cruz de Mompox, it contains more than a third of the island's territory and three-sevenths of its population, is the economic center of the island, the other five: Talaigua Nuevo, San Fernando, Margarita, Hatillo de Loba and Cicuco, which together form a sub-region of the department Depresión Momposina Bolivarense, In 2008, the island had about 117,000 inhabitants. Other places on the island Patico, Guasimal, Santa Rosa, Pinillos or La Victoria. On the mainland on north coast of the island is the city of Magangu, an important financial center of Bolívar. The town of El Banco is located to the east of the island. The department Magdalena is located immediately northeast of the island, the department Sucre to the west (5 km) and the department Cesar to the east 10 km.

Flora and fauna Island vegetation is dominated by mangroves and Capsicum frutescens. The fish species found in the waters near the island belong to the family Gerreidae, the genus Polymixia, Beardfish, Mojarras and the species Prochilodus magdalenae.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Margarita Island (Colombia)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Margarita Island (Colombia) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Margarita Island (Colombia) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Margarita Island (Colombia) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Margarita Island (Colombia)

In research: Margarita Island (Colombia) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Margarita Island (Colombia) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Margarita Island (Colombia) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Caribbean region of Colombia geography stubs, Geography of Bolívar Department, Island stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Margarita Island (Colombia) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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