San Andrés (island)
Colombian island in the Caribbean
Summary
San Andrés is a coral island in the Caribbean Sea. Politically part of Colombia, and historically tied to the United Kingdom, San Andrés and the nearby islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina form part of the department of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina; or The Raizal Islands. San Andrés, in the southern group of islands, is the largest island of Colombia. The official languages of the department are Spanish, English, and San Andrés–Providencia Creole.
Originally created by Ucucha
11/25/2009, 10:41:51 PM
Modified
5/21/2026, 2:10:04 PM
Recent revisions
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Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-19565-24|~2026-19565-24]] ([[User talk:~2026-19565-24|talk]]): The article has an extensive section devoted to this. The lead is a summary of the article
I have added a {{citation needed}} and {{when}} tag to the lead section regarding the statement that San Andrés is "historically tied to the United Kingdom." While there is general knowledge of Puritan settlements and privateer activity in the 17th century, such a broad historical claim in the introduction requires a reliable academic source and more chronological specificity to maintain the article's neutrality and verifiability.
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1345153711|1345153711]] by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-18318-15|~2026-18318-15]] ([[User talk:~2026-18318-15|talk]]) spelling was correct, referring to an era
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Correcting link to deprecated taxon [[Alcyonacea]] -> [[Octocorallia]] per 2022 revision (World List of Octocorallia)
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5
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