evidence: The Los Monjes islands, a federal dependency of Venezuela , are located to the northwest of theGulf of Venezuela , 34.8 km off the coast ofParaguaná Peninsula , at the border betweenColombia and the Venezuelan state ofZulia .The islands consist of rocks rising steeply out of the sea, without any beaches or natural landing. The Venezuelan Navy maintains a base on El Sur, where it constructed a pier. The islands have no natural resources and must be supplied from the mainland. Fishing is the main activity around the islands, usually by fishing boats making the short trip from the Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela. [...] *Monjes del Sur (coord|12|22|N|70|54|W) consists of the two largest islands, connected by an artificial dam. The southern of the two islands reaches a hight of 70 m and has alighthouse .