<P> The geography of Puerto Rico consists of an archipelago located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands . The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest and most eastern of the Greater Antilles . With an area of 3,515 square miles ( 9,104 km ) , it is the third largest island in the United States and the 82nd largest island in the world . Various smaller islands and cays , including Vieques , Culebra , Mona , Desecheo , and Caja de Muertos comprise the remainder of the archipelago with only Culebra and Vieques being inhabited year - round . Mona is uninhabited through large parts of the year except for employees of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources . </P>
<P> The geography of Puerto Rico consists of an archipelago located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands . The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest and most eastern of the Greater Antilles . With an area of 3,515 square miles ( 9,104 km ) , it is the third largest island in the United States and the 82nd largest island in the world . Various smaller islands and cays , including Vieques , Culebra , Mona , Desecheo , and Caja de Muertos comprise the remainder of the archipelago with only Culebra and Vieques being inhabited year - round . Mona is uninhabited through large parts of the year except for employees of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources . </P>
where is the island of puerto rico located
where is the island of puerto rico located
between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands
between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean , east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands