It forms the bulk of the county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island (Ynys Gybi) and some islets and skerries. [4] The county borders Gwynedd across the Menai Strait to the southeast, and is otherwise surrounded by the Irish Sea .

Apr 14, 2022 · The Isle of Anglesey, or the Isle of Mona as it was known by the Romans, is a windswept island located in the northwest of Wales, bordering the Irish Sea. It is 261 square miles (675 km2), and has a series of low and fertile valleys running from the northwest to the southwest which helped it become an early grain-growing and stock-raising center.

The island of Mona (Gaelic: Ynys Mon), also known as Anglesey, was the center for the lives of druidic Celts. The name “Mona” in Latin is “island of learning,” which was the purpose of the island in the druidic times.

Mona Island (Spanish: Isla de Mona) is the third-largest island of the Puerto Rican archipelago, after the main island of Puerto Rico and Vieques. It is the largest of three islands in the Mona Passage, the strait between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, with the others being Monito Island and Desecheo Island. It measures about 7 miles by 4 miles ...

Sep 27, 2022 · Mona by the Romans (Image credit: public domain) Anglesey was called Mona by the Romans – and it keeps that name today in Welsh as “Ynys Mon” or “Mona Island.”

[Suetonius Paulinus] prepared accordingly to attack the island of Mona, which had a considerable population of its own, while serving as a haven for refugees; and, in view of the shallow and variable channel, constructed a flotilla of boats with flat bottoms.

Mar 21, 2025 · Isle of Anglesey, county, northwestern Wales, separated from the North Wales mainland by the Menai Strait. The county encompasses Anglesey island—the largest island in England and Wales, with an area of 261 square miles (676 square km)—and Holy Island, adjoining just west of Anglesey.

Isle of Man, a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland; Isla de Mona, an island off Puerto Rico in the Caribbean; Ynys Môn, ("Mona's Isle") the Welsh name for Anglesey

Nov 19, 2022 · The Isla de Mona (or just Mona) is the third-largest island of Puerto Rico and the largest of the three islands of the Mona Passage between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Mona is arguably Puerto Rico's most remote and pristine wildlife sanctuary.

Aug 11, 2024 · Mona Island, or Isla de Mona, is often referred to as the Galápagos of the Caribbean. It is a natural, uninhabited island, surrounded by crystal clear water, coral reefs, soaring cliffs, ample marine life, and the occasional white-sand beach.