evidence: The Los Monjes islands, a federal dependency of Venezuela, are located to the northwest of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 kilometres (21.6 miles) off the coast of Guajira Peninsula, at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan state of Zulia.[1][2] [...] - Monjes del Sur (12°22′N 70°54′W / 12.367°N 70.900°W) consists of the two largest islands, connected by an artificial dam. The southern of the two islands reaches a height of 70 metres (230 ft) and has a lighthouse. [...] - Monjes del Norte (12°30′N 70°55′W / 12.500°N 70.917°W), is 12.3 km (7.6 mi) NNE of Monjes del Este, and consists of five small rocks, the largest one of which reaches a height of 41 metres (135 ft).