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            Repubblica Dominicana, Isla Saona, Inverno 2008

Saona, situata nel mar dei Caraibi, in posizione parallela all'estremità sud orientale delle Repubblica Dominicana, è un'isola delle Antille di 110 km² di superficie, lunga circa 22 km e larga 5 km nella sua parte più estesa. Appartiene alla provincia con capoluogo La Romana della Repubblica Dominicana. Perlopiù pianeggiante, è una zona protetta e santuario naturale parte del Parco Nazionale dell'Est, istituito nel 1975. È facilmente raggiungibile da Bayahibe, piccola comunità rurale di pescatori.
La popolazione si aggira intorno ai 450 abitanti, localizzati soprattutto a Mano Juan e in misura minore a Punta Catuano; vivono principalmente di pesca e vendita di souvenir ai turisti. Saona rappresenta infatti una delle escursioni più richieste per chi soggiorna a Santo Domingo. L'isola viene spesso descritta come un tipico "paradiso caraibico", con grandi spiagge di sabbia bianca e acqua cristallina, ed è stata usata come set per numerose riprese con ambientazione tropicale, incluse diversi spot pubblicitari della barretta al cioccolato Bounty.

Saona Island (in Spanish Isla Saona) is a tropical island located a short distance from the mainland on the south-east tip of the Dominican Republic, near La Altagracia Province. It is a government protected nature reserve and a popular destination for tourists from all over the Dominican Republic, who arrive in fleets of catamarans and small motorboats on organized excursions every day. The Island is famous for the natural beauty of its beaches, and has been used on many occasions by film-makers and advertisers looking for a stereotypical "desert island" setting for their film or product. It is promoted amongst European visitors as the setting for the famous Bounty chocolate bar adverts.

Taken in: República Dominicana / La Altagracia / Adamanay (show map)

Taken on: March 6, 2008

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P3, f/7.6, 1/323 sec, 7.5mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX P3
Aperture:	f/7.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/323)
Focal Length:	7.5mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PictureProject 1.6.2 W
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