Vieques Sound is a sound off the east coast of Puerto Rico, enclosed by Isla de Culebra and Isla de Vieques and joining the waters of eastern Puerto Rico to Virgin Passage and the Atlantic Ocean. The tide is small, with a mean range of 0.69 ft (0.21 m) at the Esperanza, Vieques reference station.
- Type
- Sound
- Location
- Puerto Rico
- Setting
- Off the east coast of Puerto Rico, enclosed by Isla de Culebra and Isla de Vieques and joining the waters of eastern Puerto Rico to Virgin Passage and the Atlantic Ocean
- Tidal range
- The tide is small, with a mean range of 0.69 ft (0.21 m) at the Esperanza, Vieques reference station.
- Notable
- Former US Navy bombing ranges on Vieques have left an unexploded-ordnance hazard charted across former impact areas (US Coast Pilot 5; US Navy / Vieques NWR).
