Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a ''rock'' or ''reef.''
''Islands are listed in alphabetical order by country of ownership and/or those with full independence and autonomy. Islands with coordinates can be seen on the map linked to the right.''
Antigua and Barbuda
There are 54 islands in
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...
. There are three main islands, the two populated islands (Antigua and Barbuda) and Redonda. There are 51 off-shore islands. The islands of the country of Antigua and Barbuda include:
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Antigua
Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...
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Northeast Marine Management Area
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Jenny Island
Jenny Island or Isla Juanita is a rocky island long which rises to , lying east of Cape Alexandra, the southeastern extremity of Adelaide Island, in northern Marguerite Bay. Jenny Island is located at .
First Visitors
The island was discover ...
Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
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Maiden Island
Maiden Island is a small uninhabited island at the mouth of Oban Bay on the west coast of Scotland.
Geography
Maiden Island lies just off the coast of mainland Scotland, west of Dunollie Castle and Camas Bàn. It is to the north of the narrow ...
Hell's Gate Island
Hell's Gate Island is an island in Antigua and Barbuda situated to the northeast of Antigua. It is the location of the natural landmark, Hell's Gate Hells Gate or Hell's Gate or Hell Gate may refer to:
Places
Africa
* Hell's Gate National Park ...
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Monocle Point Island
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Red Head Island
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Guiana Island
Guiana Island (or Guana Island) is an island off the northeast coast of Antigua, between the Parham Peninsula and Crump Island. It forms the southern coast of the North Sound, and is the fourth largest island of Antigua and Barbuda.
Flora ...
Hawes Island
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Codrington Island
Codrington Island is a small uninhabited island off the north-east coast of Antigua.
Location and landscape
Codrington Island lies on the north-east coast of Atlantic, in the Mercers Creek Bay in about 50 meters from the Antigua shore and appr ...
Cinnamon Island
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfa ...
Hawksbill Rock
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Maiden Island
Maiden Island is a small uninhabited island at the mouth of Oban Bay on the west coast of Scotland.
Geography
Maiden Island lies just off the coast of mainland Scotland, west of Dunollie Castle and Camas Bàn. It is to the north of the narrow ...
Neck of Land
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Wicked Will Island
Wicked may refer to:
Books
* Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe
* ''Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' ser ...
Goat Island Goat Island (or Goat Islands) may refer to:
Arts
* Goat Island (performance group), a Chicago-based company
* ''Goat Island'' (play), ''Delitto all'isola delle capre'', by Ugo Betti
Places
Australia
* Goat Island (Port Jackson) in Sydney Harbou ...
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the arch ...
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
region in the North Atlantic Ocean rather than in or bordering the Caribbean Sea. There are 700 islands and 2,400 cays in The Bahamas. There are 30 inhabited islands. Andros Island is the largest island in the Bahamas. Large island groups include Berry Islands and
Exuma
Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also called cays.
The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital ...
. The following islands are some of the more notable islands (cays) (see the main article for a comprehensive listing of all islands):
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Abaco Island
Abaco is a variant Italian form of the Biblical name "Habakkuk" (but normally Abacùc or Abacucco).
Abaco may refer to:
People
*Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675–1742), Italian composer and violinist
*Joseph Abaco (1710–1805), Belgian compose ...
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Abner Cay
The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a Districts of the Bahamas, district of the Bahamas, covering about of the northwestern part of the Out Islands.
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands ...
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Acklins
Acklins is an island and district of the Bahamas.
It is one of a group of islands arranged along a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklins, of which the largest are Crooked Island () in the north and Acklins () in the southeast, and ...
Exuma
Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also called cays.
The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital ...
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Alder Cay
The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a district of the Bahamas, covering about of the northwestern part of the Out Islands.
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referre ...
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Ambergris Cay
Big Ambergris Cay is a private residential island and home to Ambergris Cay Private Island Resort, located within the Turks and Caicos Islands. Not to be confused with Ambergris Caye in Belize, Big Ambergris Cay is situated to the southeast of th ...
Arawak Cay
Arawak Cay, also referred to as Fish Fry, is an area of Nassau, Bahamas. It is known for its local eateries on West Bay Street, about 15 minutes from downtown Nassau and 25 minutes from Atlantis Paradise Island
Atlantis Paradise Island ...
(Fish Fry),
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Archers Cay
Archers Cay is an island in The Bahamas, near Water Cay
Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fl ...
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Athol Island
Athol Island is a small island in the Bahamas, which lies east of Paradise Island, which lies directly off of New Providence island. The island is uninhabited. The island runs west to east. The island is part of the National Marine Park. The ...
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Atwood Cay
Samana Cay is a now uninhabited island in the Bahamas believed by some researchers to have been the location of Christopher Columbus's first landfall in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
It is an islet in the eastern Bahamas, northeast of Ackli ...
(Samana Cay),
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Barataria Island Barataria may refer to:
Places
;Trinidad and Tobago
*Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago
;United States
*Barataria, Louisiana, a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish
*Barataria Bay (sometimes "Barrataria Bay"), Louisiana
*Barataria Preserv ...
Bimini Islands
Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas and comprises a chain of islands located about due east of Miami. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately west-northwest of Nassau. The popula ...
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Bird Cay
The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a Districts of the Bahamas, district of the Bahamas, covering about of the northwestern part of the Out Islands.
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands ...
Bonds Cay
The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a district of the Bahamas, covering about of the northwestern part of the Out Islands.
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referre ...
Castaway Cay
Disney's Castaway Cay, or simply Castaway Cay (), is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located near Great Abaco Island and was formerly known as Gorda Cay. In 1997, The Walt D ...
Cat Cays
The Cat Cays are two islands in the Bahamas, North Cat Cay and South Cat Cay, approximately south of Bimini.
North Cat Cay is a privately owned island and is run as a private members club by the Cat Cay Yacht Club. South Cat Cay is currently ...
Coakley Cay
Coakley Cay in the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas is an cay, located west of Exuma, Great Exuma.
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Victor George Lockhart
Captain Victor George Lockhart
Private islands of the Bahamas
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Comfort Cay
The Berry Islands are a chain of islands and a district of the Bahamas, covering about of the northwestern part of the Out Islands.
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referre ...
(part of Berry Islands),
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Compass Cay
Compass Cay is an island in The Bahamas, located in the Exuma district. The island, notable for its naturally-protected harbor, has been outfitted with a beach lodge and a marina. The island also has a famed population of docile nurse sharks. The ...
Current Island
Current Island is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of North Eleuthera. The island had a population of 38 at the 2010 census. The island is separated from the island of North Eleuthera by a channel known as the Current Cut, which ...
Dove Cay
Dove Cay is an island in the Bahamas. It is located in the vicinity of Long Island, Bahamas
Long Island is an island in The Bahamas that is split by the Tropic of Cancer. It is one of the Districts of the Bahamas and is known as the most scenic ...
Elbow Cays
The Elbow Cays ( es, Los Roques) are uninhabited cays in the Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. It is the most Western point in the Bahamas. They are part of a reef shelf located at the northwestern end of the bank about 80 km (50 mi) off the Cuban ...
(Cay Sal Bank),
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Eleuthera Island
Eleuthera () refers both to a single island in the archipelagic state of The Commonwealth of the Bahamas and to its associated group of smaller islands. Eleuthera forms a part of the Great Bahama Bank. The island of Eleuthera incorporates the s ...
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Elizabeth Island Elizabeth Island may refer to:
* Elizabeth Island (Alaska)
* Elizabeth Island, Bahamas
* Elizabeth Island, Bermuda
* Elizabeth Island (Georgian Bay)
* Elizabeth Island, Michigan
* Elizabeth Island, New Zealand
* Elizabeth Island (Victoria)
* Elizab ...
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Exuma Island
Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also called cays.
The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital ...
Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, with the town of West End located east of Palm Beach, Florida. It is the third largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays. The island is ...
Great Guana Cay
Great Guana Cay is an islet in The Bahamas. It is a long, narrow islet, long. It is in the centre of the Abaco Islands and is near Gumelemi Cay. It is about 8 miles from Marsh Harbour. Approximately 150 people live on the island, mostly along ...
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Great Harbour Cay
Great Harbour Cay is the major island in the north Berry Islands. It has a population of 353 (2010 census).Great Inagua Island
Inagua is the southernmost district of the Bahamas, comprising the islands of Great Inagua and Little Inagua. The headquarters for the district council are in Matthew Town.
History
The original settlers were the Lucayan people, who arrived some ...
Green Turtle Cay
Green Turtle Cay is one of the barrier islands off mainland Great Abaco, The Bahamas. It can only be reached via ferry from the mainland or boat. There is not an airport on the island. It is considered part of the "Abaco Out Islands" and is ...
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Halls Pond Cay
Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also called cays.
The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital ...
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Harbour Island
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Highbourne Cay
Exuma is a district of the Bahamas, district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also called cays.
The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a s ...
Joulter Cays
The Joulter Cays are small uninhabited islands to the north of Andros Island in the Bahamas. Oolitic sand dominates the intertidal zone around the small islands that are covered with vegetation.
The Joulter Cays were designated as an Important ...
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Lee Stocking Island
Lee Stocking Island is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of Exuma.
The island was host to a marine research facility from 1984 to 2012, which was connected to NOAA. Stromatolite
Stromatolites () or stromatoliths () are laye ...
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Little Abaco Island
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
Little Darby Island
Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also called cays.
The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital ...
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Little Farmer's Cay
Little Farmer's Cay is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of Black Point, Bahamas, Black Point. The island had a population of 66 at the 2010 census.
Each year, the island hosts the Farmer's Cay First Friday in February Festival, ...
Little Wax Cay
Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also called cays.
The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital ...
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Little Whale Cay
Little Whale Cay is a small private island. Little Whale Cay is located southeast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the Berry Islands chain of the Bahamas.
History
Little Whale Cay was developed in the 1930s as a private island residence by Walla ...
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Long Cay
Long Cay (formerly known as Fortune Island; pt, Caio Longo; es, Cayo Largo; french: Île de la Fortune) is an island in the Bahamas in an atoll that includes Acklins Island and Crooked Island. It is 8 square miles (21 km²) and is in the Ackl ...
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Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
Man-O-War Cay
Man-O-War Cay is a small island in the Abaco region of the Bahamas. It had a population of 215 at the 2010 census.
History
When the American colonies were successful in defeating the British in the U.S. Revolutionary War, some British Loyalis ...
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Mangrove Cay
Mangrove Cay is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on Andros Island
Andros Island is an archipelago within the Bahamas, the largest of the Bahamian Islands. Politically considered a single island, Andros in total has an area greater than ...
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Mayaguana
Mayaguana (from Taíno language ''Mayaguana'', meaning "Lesser Midwestern Land") is the easternmost island and district of The Bahamas. Its population was 277 in the 2010 census. It has an area of about .
About north of Great Inagua and southea ...
New Providence
New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It is the location of the national capital city of Nassau, whose boundaries are coincident with the island; it had a population of 246 ...
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Norman's Cay
Norman's Cay is a small Bahamas, Bahamian island (a few hundred hectares) in the Exumas, a chain of islands south and east of Nassau, Bahamas, Nassau, that served as the headquarters for Carlos Lehder's drug smuggling operation from 1978 until aro ...
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North Andros
North Andros is one of the 31 districts of the Bahamas. It is also the largest district (in area) in the country. It has some of the largest settlements on Andros Island
Andros Island is an archipelago within the Bahamas, the largest of the Ba ...
O'Brien Cay
O'Brien Cay is an island in the Bahamas located in the district of Exuma. It is rarely embarked upon, despite two active dive sites offshore—a small coral reef and the wreck of a seaplane
A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable ...
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Ocean Cay
Ocean Cay is an island in the Bahamas located in the district of Bimini. It is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Bimini proper. Ocean Cay is an artificial island which was built by dredging in the late 1960s by Dillingham Corporation of H ...
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Over Yonder Cay
Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands, also called cays.
The largest of the cays is Great Exuma, which is 37 mi (60 km) in length and joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital ...
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Paradise Island
Paradise Island is an island in The Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island. The island, with an area of (2.8 km2/1.1 sq mi), is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau, which is itself located on the northern edge of the island of ...
Sandy Cay
Sandy Cay is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located between Tortola and Jost Van Dyke. The island was owned by the Laurance Rockefeller Estate. On 1 May 2008, ownership of the island was transferre ...
Seal Cay
Seal may refer to any of the following:
Common uses
* Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
** Earless seal, or "true seal"
** Fur seal
* Seal (emblem), a device to imp ...
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South Bimini
Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas and comprises a chain of islands located about due east of Miami. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately west-northwest of Nassau. The populat ...
Stocking Island
Stocking Island is a small, long, narrow island off the port of George Town, Great Exuma Island, The Bahamas. The island features beaches and several resorts.
Location and geography
Stocking Island is lightly inhabited, with a population of only ...
Sweeting Cay
Sweeting Cay is a town in the Bahamas, located on Grand Bahama island. It has a population of 516 (2012 estimates). Sweeting Cay is a small fishing village that is the easternmost on the island.
It is 180 km north of the capital Nassau, Bahamas, ...
Walker's Cay
Walker's Cay is the northernmost island in the Bahamas, part of the North Abaco district. Once a popular sport fishing location, the island has been deserted since 2004, following severe hurricane damage. The island is currently undergoing renovati ...
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Watling Island
San Salvador Island (known as Watling's Island from the 1680s until 1925) is an island and district of The Bahamas. It is widely believed that during Christopher Columbus's first expedition to the New World, this island was the first land he s ...
Windermere Island
Windermere Island is a small island in The Bahamas that is approximately five and a half miles long.
The island is connected to the larger island of Eleuthera by a short bridge which is protected by a guardhouse. The bridge was built by Lord Tr ...
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Wood Cay
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Barbados
There are currently two islands and two banks in Barbados. An additional historical island that no longer exists as an island is also included in this list.
* Barbados,
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Culpepper Island
Culpepper Island is a tiny rock (island) in the Atlantic Ocean close to Bayfield and Ragged Point in Saint Philip, Barbados. The island is uninhabited.
Geography
It is quite possible to wade out to Culpepper Island from the mainland during ...
(uninhabited),
* Pelican Island (Historical, uninhabited),
*Trader Bank,
*The Shadows (Bank),
Belize
There are about 180 islands in Belize. Some of the larger islands of Belize in the Caribbean Sea include:
* Turneffe Atoll (Turneffe Islands), ,
*Ambergris Group, ,
*Douglas Cay, ,
*Drowned Cays, ,
* Hick's Cayes, ,
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Lighthouse Reef
Lighthouse Reef is an atoll in the Caribbean Sea, the easternmost part of the Belize Barrier Reef and one of its three atolls, the other two being Turneffe Atoll and Glover's Reef. Lighthouse Reef is located about southeast of Belize City. The at ...
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Colombia
Several
Departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
Rosario Islands
The Rosario Islands (Islas del Rosario), also referred to as Corales Islas del Rosario (Coral Islands of Rosario), is an archipelago located off the coast of Colombia, approximately from Cartagena. It is one of the 46 Natural National Parks ...
(Islas del Rosario),
**Isla Grande,
**Isla Marina,
**Isla de Roberto,
**Isla Rosario,
**Isla del Tesoro,
**Isla del Pirata,
**Isla Pelicano,
**Isla Rosa,
**Isla Gigi,
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Fuerte Island
Fuerte Island (Isla Fuerte) is a small coral island in the Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of Colombia, Córdoba department, located south of the Gulf of Morrosquillo. It is located at a distance of 11 km from mainland Colombia. It is p ...
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Tierra Bomba Island
Tierra Bomba is a Colombian island off the coast of Cartagena de Indias. The island is within the legal administration of the municipality of Cartagena (City) in Bolívar Department, and covers a surface area of 19.84 km2 (1984.99 hectares) ...
(Isla Tierra Bomba),
* Isla Barú,
*Isla de la Manga,
*Isla Diablo,
*Isla de Manzanillo,
*Isla Maparadita,
*Isla Cocosolo,
*Isla Brujas,
*Isla Abanico,
Córdoba Department
Islands in the
Córdoba Department Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, 2nd largest city in the country and capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cordoba may ...
Sucre Department
Sucre () is a department in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The department ranks 27th by area, and it has a population of 904,863, ranking 20th of all the 32 departments of Colombia. Sucre is bordered by the Caribbean on the northwest; by Bo ...
Cabruna Island Cabruna Island (Isla Cabruna) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia, and is a part of the Colombian Bolívar Department.
See also
* Caribbean region of Colo ...
(Isla Cabruna),
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Ceycén Island Ceycén Island (Isla Ceycén, sometimes spelled as Ceicén) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia, and is a part of the Colombian Bolívar Department.
Ceycén ...
(Isla Ceycen),
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Mangle Island Mangle Island (Isla Mangle) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia, and is a part of the Colombian Bolívar Department.
See also
* Caribbean region of Colomb ...
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Maravilla Island Maravilla Island (Isla Maravilla) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia, and is a part of the Colombian Bolívar Department.
See also
* Caribbean region of ...
(Isla Maravilla),
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Múcura Island
Múcura Island (Isla Múcura) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia, and is a part of the District of Cartagena de Indias.
Lodging facilities are present on ...
(Isla Múcura ),
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Palma Island Palma Island (Isla Palma) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia, and is a part of the Colombian Bolívar Department.
Lodging facilities are present on the isl ...
(Isla Palma),
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Panda Island Panda Island (Isla Panda) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia, and is a part of the Colombian Bolívar Department.
See also
* Caribbean region of Colombia ...
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*Salamanquilla Island,
*San Barnardo Island,
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Santa Cruz del Islote
Santa Cruz del Islote ( Spanish for: ''Santa Cruz of the Islet'' or ''Holy Cross of the Islet'') is an artificial island located off the coast of Bolívar Department in Colombia, close to Tolu and Coveñas. It is a part of the Archipelago of S ...
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Tintipán Island
Tintipán Island ( es, Isla Tintipán) is a coral island located in the Archipelago of San Bernardo, Gulf of Morrosquillo, Caribbean Sea. It is governed by Colombia as part of the Bolívar Department.
Tourism
The island is home to several hote ...
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Costa Rica
There are about 79 islands in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
. The largest islands in the Caribbean Sea are listed below:
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Isla Calero
Isla Calero (English: Calero Island) is the largest island in Costa Rica, as well as along the San Juan River, which marks the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The island lies between the San Juan (to the north and west), the Río Colorad ...
Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago
Sabana-Camagüey ( es, Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey ) is an archipelago that lies on Cuba's north-central Atlantic coast. It is located off the northern coast of the provinces of Matanzas, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila and ...
runs along the northern coast and contains roughly 2,517 cays and islands. The Colorados Archipelago is located off the north-western coast. The following islands are some of the major islands in the island countryCuba:
Dominica
The
island nation
An island country, island state or an island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...
of
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
with a total area of includes two small, off-shore islands and one disputed island:
*
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
,
*
Petit L'Ilet
Petite or petite may refer to:
*Petit (crater), a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater on Mare Spumans
*Petit (EP), ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua
*Petit (typography), another name for brevier-size type
*Petit four
*Petit G ...
,
*
Gros L'Ilet
Gros may refer to:
People
*Gros (surname)
* Gross (surname), the German variant of Gros
* Le Gros, the Norman variant of Gros
Other uses
* Gros (coinage), a type of 13th-century silver coinage of France
* Gros (grape), another name for Elbling, ...
There are about 73 islands in the Dominican Republic, including the following islands:
*Eastern part of the island of
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
Isla Beata
Beata Island ( es, Isla Beata) is a small island on the Caribbean Sea, located southwest from Cape Beata. Some southwest of it lies the smaller Alto Velo Island. It is politically part of the Dominican Republic, and is roughly triangle-shaped an ...
Cayo Levantado
Cayo Levantado, is an island in Samaná Bay, located in the Samaná Province in the eastern region of Dominican Republic. It is a well-known tourist destination in the country. The nearest airport, the Samaná El Catey International Airport is 68 ...
The following sections show the islands of French Departments in the Caribbean.
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
Grande-Terre
Grande-Terre Island (french: île de Grande-Terre / île de la Grande-Terre; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwantè) is the name of the eastern-half of Guadeloupe proper, in the Lesser Antilles. It is separated from the other half of Guadeloupe ...
There are about 46 islands in Martinique, including the following:
*Îlet aux Rats (Bats Island),
*Caye Pinsonelle,
*
Diamond Rock
Diamond Rock (french: rocher du Diamant) is a 175-metre-high (574 ft)Gros Îlet
Gros may refer to:
People
*Gros (surname)
* Gross (surname), the German variant of Gros
* Le Gros, the Norman variant of Gros
Other uses
* Gros (coinage), a type of 13th-century silver coinage of France
* Gros (grape), another name for Elbling, ...
Petit Îlet
Petite or petite may refer to:
*Petit (crater), a small, bowl-shaped lunar crater on Mare Spumans
* ''Petit'' (EP), a 1995 EP by Japanese singer-songwriter Ua
* Petit (typography), another name for brevier-size type
*Petit four
* Petit Gâteau
*P ...
,
*Petit Ilet Duprey,
*Sugarloaf Rock,
*
Table du Diable
Table may refer to:
* Table (furniture), a piece of furniture with a flat surface and one or more legs
* Table (landform), a flat area of land
* Table (information), a data arrangement with rows and columns
* Table (database), how the table data ...
,
*Trou Terre Island,
Saint Barthélemy
There are 18 islands in Saint Barthélemy, including the following:
* Île de Boulanger,
* La Chaloupe,
* Île Chevreau,
* Île Coco,
* Île Fourche (Île Fourchue),
* Île Frégate,
* Îles des Grenadins (Rock),
* Les Gros Îlets,
* Île du Pain de sucre,
* Île Pelé,
* La Petite Islette,
* Île de la Pointe,
* Roche le Boeuf,
* Roche Plate,
* Saint Barthélemy (also ''Saint Barts''),
* Île Toc Vers,
* Îlet au Vent,
* La Tortue,
Collectivity of Saint Martin
There are seven islands and two rocks in the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, including:
* Northern part of the island of
Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to:
People
* Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France
* Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal)
* Pope Martin I (598–655)
* Saint Mart ...
,
* Caye Chateau,
* Caye Verte,
*
Creole Rock
Creole Rock (in French, Rocher Créole) is a small island in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of the island of Saint Martin, and is administered as part of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin. It is part of the National nature reser ...
(Crowl Rock), or
* Grand Îlet,
* Petite Clef,
* Pinel Island,
* Rocher de l'Anse Marcel (rock),
* Île Tintamarre,
Grenada
There are over 600 islands and islets in
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
and the
Grenadines
The Grenadines is a chain of small islands that lie on a line between the larger islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Nine are inhabited and open to the public (or ten, if the offshore island of Young Island is counted): ...
. The notable islands in
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
include:
*
Calivigny Island Calivigny Island is a small islet off the southern coast of the island of Grenada in the Caribbean. Calivigny Island covers 80 acres, with its small pond, is located between the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans by the island of Grenada off Petit Calivi ...
,
*
Caille Island Caille Island is a 300-acre private island situated 3 miles (5 km) off the northern end of the Caribbean island oGrenada It’s adjacent to Ronde Island and lies between Grenada and Carriacou (Grenadines). Caille’s name is believed to have deriv ...
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
,
*Hog Island,
*Hope Island (Bacolet Island),
*Jack Adam Island,
* Large Island,
* Levera Island (Sugar Loaf Island),
*Mabouya Island,
*Marquis Island (Soubisse Island),
*Mushroom Island,
*Pearls Rock,
*Petite Dominique,
* Petite Martinique,
*
Carriacou and Petite Martinique
Carriacou and Petite Martinique, also known as the Southern Grenadines, is a dependency of Grenada, lying north of Grenada island and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Lesser Antilles. The islands of Carriacou and Petite Martiniq ...
,
*
Ronde Island Ronde Island, Grenada is a private island in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea.
The island was listed for sale as of October 2007 for US$100,000,000, making it at the time the most expensive listed island property in the world.
Histo ...
,
*
Saline Island
Saline Island is a small islet between Grenada and Carriacou ( Grenadines), owned by the John family, of Harvey Vale, Carriacou
Carriacou is an island of the Grenadine Islands. It is a dependency of Grenada, and is located in the south- ...
,
*Sandy Island,
*White Island,
Haiti
The most densely populated island in the world is
Ilet a Brouee
Ilet a Brouee is a Caribbean island and forms part of Haiti. It lies in the Canal de L'est strait and it is located north of the Île-à-Vache island. Ilet a Brouee is one of the List of islands by population density, most densely populated island ...
in Haiti, at 500 persons in its area of . There are about 59 islands in
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
Grosse Caye
Grosse Caye ( ht, Gwòskay) is an island of Haiti which is located in Sud, east of Île-à-Vache
Île-à-Vache, (French, also expressed Île-à-Vaches, former Spanish name Isla Vaca; all translate to Cow Island) is a Caribbean island, one of ...
,
*
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and th ...
(Eastern part),
*
Ilet a Brouee
Ilet a Brouee is a Caribbean island and forms part of Haiti. It lies in the Canal de L'est strait and it is located north of the Île-à-Vache island. Ilet a Brouee is one of the List of islands by population density, most densely populated island ...
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
, including the following Caribbean islands:
* Cayos Cochinos (Islas de la Bahía, also called Hog Islands),
*
Cayo Gorda
Cayo Gorda is a cay that is 66 nautical miles off the east coast of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea. It has an approximate area of 0.007 square kilometres and in 2005 was inhabited by 11 people.Charney, Jonathan I. ''et al.'' (1993). ''International ...
,
*Islas de la Bahía,
**
Cayo Sur
Cayo Sur (meaning South Cay) is a small uninhabited island less than two hectares in size located in the Caribbean sea. The surrounding area has an abundance of fish and oil.
Dispute and resolution
The island had been disputed by Honduras and N ...
Misteriosa Bank
The Misteriosa Bank ( es, Placer de la Misteriosa) is a submerged bank or atoll in the Caribbean Sea, located at – approximately equidistant from Mexico (), Honduras () and Cuba (). Geographical data
The Misteriosa Bank is long and wide. It ...
*
Rosario Bank
Rosario Bank is a former atoll in the southern Caribbean Sea, located less than 20 km south of Misteriosa Bank. It is in Honduras' exclusive economic zone.
Rosario Bank is roughly rectangular in extent, being 16 kilometers long east-west, and e ...
Jamaica
There are about 49 islands in the
island nation
An island country, island state or an island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...
Great Goat Island
Great Goat Island is a cay located less than a mile off the coast of Jamaica, southwest of the Hellshire Hills. It is part of Saint Catherine Parish. Along with Little Goat Island located northwest of it, these two cays make up the Goat Islands, ...
Lime Cay
Lime Cay is the main islet off the shore of Port Royal Cays, Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba ...
,
*
Little Goat Island
Little Goat Island along with Great Goat Island are the cays that make up the Goat Islands, located less than a mile off the coast of Jamaica, southwest of the Hellshire Hills. It is part of Saint Catherine Parish. Little Goat Island is adjacent to ...
,
*
Morant Cays
The Morant Cays is an offshore island group 51 km Points of the compass#Compass point names, SSE off Morant Point, Jamaica. It is one of two offshore island groups belonging to Jamaica, the other one is the Pedro Bank#Cays, rocks and reefs, Pedr ...
Pedro Cays
Pedro Bank is a large bank of sand and coral, partially covered with seagrass, about 80 km south and southwest of Jamaica, rising steeply from a seabed of 800 metres depth. It slopes gently from the Pedro Cays to the west and north with depths f ...
,
*
Port Royal Cays
The Port Royal Cays is a small group of uninhabited islands or cays off Port Royal, Jamaica, located at {{coord, 17, 55, 06.36, N, 76, 49, 11.96, W and arranged in the shape of an atoll with a diameter between 4 and 5 km, and a total area of ...
Antillean
The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''Antiliiz'') is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mex ...
islands in the island countries (
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
,
Bonaire
Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...
,
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius (, ), also known locally as Statia (), is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially " public body") of the Netherlands.
The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, so ...
) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are listed below. Collectively, these islands were formerly considered the
Netherlands Antilles
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento
, demonym = Netherlands Antillean
, capital = Willemstad
, year_start = 1954
, year_end = 2010
, date_start = 15 December
, ...
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
:
*
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
,
*
Indiaanskop
Indiaanskop or Indiaans kop ( nl, Indian head) is an island near Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the m ...
,
* Key Cay
*
Long Cay
Long Cay (formerly known as Fortune Island; pt, Caio Longo; es, Cayo Largo; french: Île de la Fortune) is an island in the Bahamas in an atoll that includes Acklins Island and Crooked Island. It is 8 square miles (21 km²) and is in the Ackl ...
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
, including:
*
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
,
*Kadoesjie,
*
Klein Curaçao
Klein Curaçao (English: ''Little Curaçao'') is a uninhabited island belonging to, and lying 10 km south-east of, Curaçao, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean.
Description
Klein Curaçao has a ...
,
*Eiland Penso,
*Isla Makuaku,
*Kadoesji,
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
,
*Sapaté Eiland,
Sint Maarten
There are ten total islands of Sint Maarten, including:
*
Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to:
People
* Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France
* Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal)
* Pope Martin I (598–655)
* Saint Mart ...
(southern part),
*
Cow and Calf Island
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,
*
Guana Key of Pelikan Guana may refer to:
Places
* Guana Island, an island in the British Virgin Islands
* Guiana Island, also called Guana Island, off Antigua
* Guana River, in Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, in Florida, U.S.
Languages
* G ...
(Guana Cay),
*
Hen and Chicken
Hen commonly refers to a female animal: a female chicken, other galliformes, gallinaceous bird, any type of bird in general, or a lobster. It is also a slang term for a woman.
Hen or Hens may also refer to:
Places Norway
*Hen, Buskerud, a villa ...
,
* Little Key,
*Mal Aborder,
*Mollibeday Rots (Molly Beday Rock),
*Mona Island,
*
Pelikan Rock, Sint Maarten
Pelikan Rock is a small rocky islet, about in area, lying to the south-east of the coast of the island of Saint Martin, and belonging to the country of Sint Maarten in the Dutch Caribbean. It, along with the waters of the surrounding marine pa ...
(Pelican Island),
*Pond Island,
*Snoopy Island,
The
Caribbean islands
Almost all of the Caribbean islands are in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba. Other sizable islands include Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago. Some of the smaller islands are re ...
(
Bonaire
Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...
Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius (, ), also known locally as Statia (), is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially " public body") of the Netherlands.
The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, so ...
Bonaire
Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...
(special municipality of the Netherlands):
** Bonaire Island, Bonaire,
**Eiland Ranch, Bonaire,
**
Klein Bonaire
Klein Bonaire (Dutch for "Little Bonaire") is a small uninhabited islet off the west coast of the Caribbean island of Bonaire, and is part of the Dutch special municipality of Bonaire.
Geography
The Klein Bonaire islet, which sits within th ...
, Bonaire,
**Meeuwtje,
**Willemberg, Google Maps
**Camia,
**Isla Makuka
*
Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius (, ), also known locally as Statia (), is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially " public body") of the Netherlands.
The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, so ...
, Sint Eustatius Special Municipality,
* Saba (special municipality of the Netherlands)
** Saba Island, Saba,
** Green Island, Saba,
**Little Island, Saba,
**Pilot Rots (Rocks),
Mexico
There are several islands of Mexico on the Caribbean Sea, including:
* Isla Cancún,
*
Isla Cozumel
Cozumel (; yua, Kùutsmil) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen. It is separated from the mainland by the Cozumel Channel and is close to the Yucatán ...
Isla Holbox
Holbox (, "black hole" in Yucatec Maya) is an island in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located on the north coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is approximately long and wide, and it is separated from the mainland by 10 km of shallow l ...
There are over 150 islands in Nicaragua, including the following islands in the Caribbean Sea:
*
Corn Island
The Corn Islands are two islands about east of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, constituting one of 12 municipalities of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The official name of the municipality is ''Corn Island'' (the English name is ...
,
*
Little Corn Island
The Corn Islands are two islands about east of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, constituting one of 12 municipalities of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The official name of the municipality is ''Corn Island'' (the English name is ...
Pearl Cays The Pearl Cays (Spanish: ''Cayos Perlas'') is a group of 18 cays located about from Pearl Lagoon (Spanish: Laguna de Perlas) off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. They are part of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The Pearl Cays are cov ...
,
*
Calala Island
Calala Island is a private island located in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of an archipelago of islands known as the Pearl Cays, off the coast of Nicaragua.
Calala Island is privately owned by the Wickham family. The whole island operates as a ...
(private island),
*
Pigeon Cay
Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...
(Cayo de la Paloma),
Panama
There are several hundreds of islands in Panama, including the following islands in the Caribbean:
*
Isla Bastimentos
Bastimentos Island (in Spanish: ''Isla Bastimentos'') is an island with eponymous town, and corregimiento located in the Bocas del Toro District and archipelago of Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. The island is about , one of the largest in Pana ...
,
*
Cayos Zapatilla
Cayos Zapatilla (Zapatilla Cayes) is a group of two uninhabited islands located east of Isla Bastimentos in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago of Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. North Cayo Zapatilla is 14 hectares long while south Cayo Zapatilla is ...
,
*
Isla Carenero
Carenero Island (in Spanish: ''Isla Carenero'') is a long and forested island located just a few hundred meters east of Isla Colón, in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama. The name of the island comes from the nautical term ''careening'', whi ...
,
*
Isla Cayo Agua
Cayo Agua (Water Cay) is the eastern and southernmost island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama, separating Chiriquí Lagoon in the south from the Caribbean Sea in the north. It has a surface area of 16 km2.St. Louis, Regis & Scott Dogg ...
,
*
Isla Colón
Isla or ISLA may refer to:
Organizations
* International Securities Lending Association, a trade association
* International School of Los Angeles
* International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles
People
* Isla (g ...
,
*
Isla Cristóbal
Isla or ISLA may refer to:
Organizations
* International Securities Lending Association, a trade association
* International School of Los Angeles
* International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles
People
* Isla (g ...
,
*
Isla Popa
Popa Island (in Spanish language, Spanish: ''Isla Popa'') is the second largest island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama, with .St. Louis, Regis & Scott Doggett (2004)''Lonely Planet Panama'' Lonely Planet Publications, p. 227,
See also
...
,
*
Isla Solarte
Solarte Island (in Spanish: ''Isla Solarte''), also known as Nancy's Cay, (in Spanish: ''Cayo Nancy'') is an 8 km2 island located only 1 mile east of Bocas del Toro, in the Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. The two hundred Ngöbe Buglé fis ...
Isla Cabra
Isla or ISLA may refer to:
Organizations
* International Securities Lending Association, a trade association
* International School of Los Angeles
* International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles
People
* Isla (g ...
,
*
Isla Grande
Isla Grande is a small island and Corregimientos of Panama, corregimiento in Portobelo District, Colón Province, Panama, off the Caribbean coast. It had a population of 1,037 . Its population as of 1990 was 626; its population as of 2000 was 1,05 ...
Narganá
Narganá or Yandup in the Guna language is one of the islands belonging to the Guna Yala, an autonomous territory or comarca in Panama. The culture in Nargana is influenced heavily by Panama and most people there are bilingual speaking both Spanis ...
There are about 20 islands in Saint Kitts and Nevis, including:
*Booby Island,
*Crokus Cay
*Dalzel Island
*Dodan Island
*Dulcina Island
*East Cay
*Eden Island
*Fahie Island
*Friars Bay
*Gardner Island
*Garvey Island
*Golden Cay
*Jessop Island
*Maddens
*Meves Island
* Nevis,
*Otters Island
* Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher),
*Sugar Loaf
*Vambelle Island
Saint Lucia
There are 15 islands in
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
, including:
*
Barrel o' Beef
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Dennery Island
Dennery District is one of 10 districts (formerly Quarters) of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. The seat of Dennery District is the Dennery Village. The main economic activities are fishing, and the cultivation of lima beans, ba ...
,
*
Des Bateaux Island
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People
* Des Buckingham, English football manager
* Des Corcoran, (1928–2004), Australian politician
* Des Dillon (disambiguation), sever ...
L'Islet a Ramier L'Islet may refer to:
* L'Islet, Quebec, a municipality
* L'Islet Regional County Municipality, an administrative unit in Quebec
* L'Islet (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Quebec
* L'Islet (provincial electoral district) ...
*
Liverpool Rocks
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Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
All Awash Island
All or ALL may refer to:
Language
* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of the English determiners
* Allar language (ISO 639-3 code)
* Allative case (abbreviated ALL)
Music
* All (band), an American punk rock band
* ''All'' (All al ...
Cactus Cay
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...
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Canouan Baleine
Canouan (pronounced "can - ah - wan") is an island in the Grenadines belonging to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a small island, measuring only 5.6 km (3.5 miles) by 2 km (1.25 miles) and has a surface of 7.6 km². It lies ...
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Canouan Island
Canouan (pronounced "can - ah - wan") is an island in the Grenadines belonging to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a small island, measuring only 5.6 km (3.5 miles) by 2 km (1.25 miles) and has a surface of 7.6 km². It lies ...
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Catholic Island
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
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Chateaubelair Islet
Chateaubelair is a large fishing village on the Leeward (west) coast of the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, the main island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located just south of the volcano of Soufrière. Commonly referred to as j ...
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Church Cay
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
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Cow And Calves Islands
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...
*Dike Island,
*Double Rock
*Dove Cay,
*Dove Island,
*Ellen Rock
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Fort Duvernette Island
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
(Duvernette Islet),
*Frigate Island,
*L'Islot,
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Litte Savan
The Litte is a river of Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Großschweidnitzer Wasser, which it joins in Großschweidnitz.
See also
*List of rivers of Saxony
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to ...
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Mayreau
Mayreau is the smallest inhabited island of the Grenadines, with an area of about 0.46 sq. miles and a population of about 271. The population is centered in an unnamed village, located on Station Hill, a hilltop in the south-west of the island. ...
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*Middle Cay (St. Elairs Cay),
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Milligan Cay Milligan may refer to:
People
* Milligan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
Places
* Milligan, Florida, an unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida
* Milligan, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Millig ...
Petit Canouan
Petite Canouan is one of the Grenadines islands which lie between the Caribbean islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada. Politically, it is part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an is ...
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*Petit Cay,
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Petit Mustique
Petite Mustique (also called Petit Mustique) is a small island in the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. About in size, Petite Mustique is located northeast of Savan and south of the larger island of Mustique. Petite Mustiqu ...
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Petit Nevis
Petit Nevis is a small, privately owned island in the Grenadines, off the coast of Bequia.Mapcarta, 2018Petit Nevis, St Vincent Accessed 2018-03-30. The island is uninhabited but is used by whalers to flense their catches. That practice is no ...
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Petit Saint Vincent
Petit St Vincent, known locally as PSV, is an island south of St. Vincent
Saint Vincent may refer to:
People Saints
* Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), a.k.a. Vincent the Deacon, deacon and martyr
* Saint Vincenca, 3rd century Roman martyress, ...
Savan Rock Savan may refer to:
* Savan (island), one of the Grenadine islands of St Vincent
* Savan, Kurdistan, a village in Iran
* Savan, West Azerbaijan, a village in Iran
* Savan-e Jadid, a village in Iran
* Savan Kotecha
Savan Harish Kotecha is an A ...
(Little Savan),
*Semplars Cay
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Tobago Cays
The Tobago Cays are an archipelago located in the Southern Grenadines of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines comprising five small islands and extensive coral reefs. The cays – Petit Rameau, Petit Bateau, Baradal, Petit Tabac and Jamesby – are ...
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**Petit Rameau,
**Petit Bateau,
**Petit Tobac,
**Jamesby,
**Baradal,
*Syrup Cay
* Union Island,
*West Cay
*Wilks Island
*Young Island,
San Fernando
San Fernando may refer to:
People
*Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia
Places Argentina
*San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...
Harbour,
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Gaspar Grande
Gaspar Grande or Gasparee is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago named for Gaspar de Percín. The island is in area and lies west of Port of Spain. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the '' Bocas del Dragón'' (''Dragon's ...
(Gasparee),
* Gasparillo (Little Gasparee or Centipede Island),
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Huevos ''Huevo'' is the Spanish-language translation of the word "egg", but can also be used as a Spanish slang term for "testicle".
''Huevo''(s) may also refer to:
Food
* '' Chorizo con huevos'', a popular Mexican dish consisting of fried chorizo with s ...
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Lenagan Island
Lenagan Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of “The Five Islands” group of six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria.
See also
* List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago
This is ...
Saut d'Eau
Saut d'Eau, French for "Waterfall" (literally "water jump" in French), is a small island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located just off the north coast of main island of Trinidad (less than 1 km) in the Caribbean Sea. It ...
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Goat Island Goat Island (or Goat Islands) may refer to:
Arts
* Goat Island (performance group), a Chicago-based company
* ''Goat Island'' (play), ''Delitto all'isola delle capre'', by Ugo Betti
Places
Australia
* Goat Island (Port Jackson) in Sydney Harbou ...
Soldado Rock
Soldado Rock or ''Soldier's Rock'', formerly known as ''Soldado Island'', is a small island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the Gulf of Paria 10 km off Icacos Point in TrinidadIUCN 1982, p.348 and north of the Venez ...
The following is a list of islands of current island nations of the
British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...
that are in the Caribbean.
Anguilla
There are about 19 islands in Anguilla, including:
*
Anguillita
Anguillita is a small, uninhabited rocky island off the western tip of, and part of the territory of Anguilla,Dog Island,
* East Cay,
* Little Island,
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Little Scrub Island
Little Scrub Island is an island in Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. The island is to the north-east of the main island of Anguilla, and from Scrub Island.
Flora and fauna
The island was completely stripped of flora by ...
Scilly Cay
The Isles of Scilly (; kw, Syllan, ', or ) is an archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England. One of the islands, St Agnes, is the most southerly point in Britain, being over further south than the most southerly point of the ...
South Weneger Island
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
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West Cay
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
Beef Island
Beef Island is an island in the British Virgin Islands. It is located to the east of Tortola, and the two islands are connected by the Queen Elizabeth Bridge. Beef Island is the site of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (IATA cod ...
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Bellamy Cay
Bellamy Cay is an island in the British Virgin Islands, located entirely within Trellis Bay on Beef Island. Formerly called Blanco Islet, this island is named after its most famous resident, "Black Sam" Bellamy, the "prince of pirates".
Hist ...
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Broken Jerusalem
Broken may refer to:
Literature
* ''Broken'' (Armstrong novel), a 2006 novel by Kelley Armstrong in the ''Women of the Otherworld'' series
* ''Broken'' (Slaughter novel), a 2010 novel by Karin Slaughter
Music Albums
* '' Broken (And Ot ...
Cockroach Island
Cockroach Island is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located near North Sound, Virgin Gorda, amongst a collection of islands known as "The Dogs" or "The Dog Islands".
The roseate tern (''Sterna douga ...
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Cooper Island
Cooper Island is a small island, long, which lies at the north side of the entrance to Drygalski Fjord, off the southeast end of South Georgia. It was discovered by a British expedition under James Cook in 1775, and named for Lieutenant Robe ...
East Seal Dog Island
East Seal Dog is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located in a smaller sub-group of islands referred to as the Dog Islands, or more commonly, "The Dogs". Other islets in The Dogs include Little Sea ...
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Eustatia Island
Eustatia Island is a 30-acre island of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the Caribbean. The word "Eustatia" is a Greek derived word meaning, "good place to stay." The entire island, and a small neighboring island, Saba Rock, are under the same ...
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Fallen Jerusalem Island
Fallen Jerusalem is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, located to the south of Virgin Gorda. It obtained its name from the large number of oversized volcanic boulders that are scattered over the island (some ...
Great Dog Island
Great Dog Island is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located in a smaller sub-group of islands referred to as the Dog Islands, or more commonly, "The Dogs". Other islets in The Dogs include Little Se ...
Great Tobago Island
Great Tobago is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, located, along with sister island Little Tobago, approximately six miles west of Jost Van Dyke. The Tobagos are the westernmost of the British Virgin Islands. ...
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Green Cay
Green Cay is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It sits between the eastern tip of Little Jost Van Dyke and Tortola. It is in area.
Environment
The island, with its surrounding waters, has been designated a ...
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Guana Island
Guana Island is an island of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the Caribbean. One of the few remaining privately owned islands in its part of the world, Guana has seven white powder-sand beaches and of tropical forest, mountains, hills, ...
Little Camanoe
Little Camanoe is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
The island provides habitat for the common Puerto Rican ameiva (''Ameiva exsul''), the crested anole (''Anolis cristatellus wileyae''), and the big-scaled ...
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Little Jost Van Dyke
Little Jost Van Dyke (colloquially, "Little Jost") is one of the British Virgin Islands. It is a small island on the east end of the island of Jost Van Dyke. Like Jost Van Dyke, it takes its name from the Dutch privateer Joost van Dyk. It i ...
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Little Seal Dog Island
Little Seal Dog Island (also known as West Seal Dog Island) is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located in a smaller sub-group of islands referred to as the Dog Islands, or more commonly, "The Dogs". ...
Marina Cay
Marina Cay is an island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
The island was uninhabited until 1937, when author Robb White and newly married wife Rosalie “Rodie” Mason settled on the island. Originally having settled on the nea ...
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Mosquito Island
Mosquito Island (sometimes spelled Moskito Island) is an island off the coast of Virgin Gorda and has long been a favourite for scuba divers and sailors. For many years the island was the location of a sail-in dive resort named Drake's Anchorag ...
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*Mosquito Rock,
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Nanny Cay
Nanny Cay is an island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is made up of three cays originally known as Big Cay, Little Cay and Miss Peggy Cay. In the 1970s these were consolidated into a single land mass for a marina and resort ...
Norman Island
Norman Island is an island at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is one of a number of islands reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel ''Treasure Island''.
History
It is said that ...
Round Rock
Round Rock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Williamson County, Texas, Williamson County (with a small part in Travis County, Texas, Travis County), which is a part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Its population is 119,468 as of ...
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Saba Rock
Saba Rock is a small island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, approximately an acre and a half in size. The island contains a small hotel, restaurant, bar, and gift shop. A dock is available for day visitors and a large mooring ...
Sandy Cay
Sandy Cay is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located between Tortola and Jost Van Dyke. The island was owned by the Laurance Rockefeller Estate. On 1 May 2008, ownership of the island was transferre ...
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Sandy Spit
Sandy Spit is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, sitting midway between Sandy Cay and Green Cay. It measures less than half an acre in size, and consists entirely of a ring of sandy beach surrounding light fol ...
West Dog Island
West Dog Island is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located in a smaller sub-group of islands referred to as the Dog Islands, or more commonly, "The Dogs". Other islets in The Dogs include Little Sea ...
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Whale Rocks
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...
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Cayman Islands
The following are the islands of the
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...
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Montserrat
There are only a few islands in
Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...
, including:
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Montserrat
Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...
(Largest island),
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Little Redonda and Virgin
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Little (album), ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
*Little (film), ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's nov ...
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Statue Rock
A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture t ...
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Turks and Caicos Islands
The
British Overseas Territory
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
Big Ambergris Cay
Big Ambergris Cay is a private residential island and home to Ambergris Cay Private Island Resort, located within the Turks and Caicos Islands. Not to be confused with Ambergris Caye in Belize, Big Ambergris Cay is situated to the southeast of th ...
East Caicos
East Caicos is the fourth largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. To the west, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Lorimer Creek, a narrow passage that can accommodate only small boats. To the south is South Caicos. East Caicos has no ...
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Grand Turk
Grand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands (the smaller of the two archipelagos that make up the island territory) with . Grand Turk contains the territory's capital, Cockburn To ...
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Little Ambergris Cay
Big Ambergris Cay is a private residential island and home to Ambergris Cay Private Island Resort, located within the Turks and Caicos Islands. Not to be confused with Ambergris Caye in Belize, Big Ambergris Cay is situated to the southeast of th ...
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Mangrove Cay
Mangrove Cay is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on Andros Island
Andros Island is an archipelago within the Bahamas, the largest of the Bahamian Islands. Politically considered a single island, Andros in total has an area greater than ...
North Caicos
North Caicos is the second-largest island in the Turks and Caicos Islands (after Middle Caicos). To the west, the Caicos Cays (the closest is Parrot Cay) link to Providenciales. To the east, it is separated from Middle Caicos by Juniper Hole, a na ...
Pear Cay
Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the po ...
South Caicos
South Caicos is the seventh-largest island in the Turks and Caicos archipelago, with a land area of . South Caicos is known for excellent fishing, both deep-sea and bone fishing, and scuba diving. South Caicos was formerly a salt exporter, the is ...
There are about 142 island in Puerto Rico, including:
* Alcarraza,
*Bajo Evelyn (Evelyn Shoal),
*Cabeza de Perro,
*Cayo Ahogado,
*Cayo Alfeñique,
*Cayo Algodones,
*Cayo Arenas,
*Cayo Ballena,
*
Cayo Batata
Cayo Batata is an uninhabited, grass-covered island, located at , east of ''Morro de Humacao'', the closest mainland feature (which is immediately south of the mouth of Río Humacao), in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
Geography
The island is rectangular ...
Cayo Norte
Cayo Norte, formerly West Key or North East Key is the largest privately owned island in Puerto Rico and is currently the property of SVI Investments, Inc. The island is located about 0.6 nautical mile (1.0 km) northeast of Culebra Island. ...
Cayo Santiago
Cayo Santiago, also known as Santiago Island, Isla de los monos (or Island of the monkeys), is located at , to the east of ''Punta Santiago'', Humacao, Puerto Rico.
Geography
The island measures approximately , north–south and east–west, ...
Cayo Luis Peña
Cayo Luis Peña, formerly South West Key, is a small uninhabited island off the west coast of Culebra, an island municipality of Puerto Rico. The island is a nature reserve which forms part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge. Visitors are ...
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*Cayo de Tierra,
*Cayo del Agua,
*Cayo del Agua,
*Cayos Cabezazos,
*Cayos Caribes,
*Cayos de Barca,
*
Cayos de Caña Gorda
The Cayos de Caña Gorda ( eng, italic=yes, Caña Gorda Keys or ''Cays'') is a group of three uninhabited, mangrove-covered keys, located at off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. They belong to barrio Carenero of Guánica municipio. The ...
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*Cayos de Caracoles,
*Cayos de Pájaros,
*Cayos de Ratones,
*Cayos Geniqui,
*El Ancón,
*El Mono,
* Isla Caja de Muertos,
*Gata Islets,
* Isla Culebrita,
*Isla de Cardona,
* Isla de Culebra,
*Isla del Erio
*Isla Cabras,
*Isla Chiva,
*Isla Cueva,
*Isla de Cerro Gordo,
* Isla de Cabras,
*Isla de las Palomas,
*Isla de Ramos,
* Isla Desecheo, - Mayagüez municipality
*Isla Guachinanga,
*Isla Guayacán,
*Isla La Cancora,
*Isla Magueyes,
*Isla Matei,
*Isla de Mona,
*
Isla Mata la Gata
Isla Mata la Gata is a mangrove island and tourist attraction, located off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico. Closest access from the island is by boat from the coastal village of La Parguera, in Lajas. Available facilities include dock, picn ...
Isla de Vieques
Vieques (; ), officially Isla de Vieques, is an island and municipality of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean, part of an island grouping sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands. Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ...
* Isla Monito - Mayagüez municipality
*Islote Numero dos
*Isla Palominitos,
*Isla Palominos,
*Isla Piñeros,
*La Blanquilla
*La Cordillera
*Las Cabritas
*Las Cucarachas
*Las Hermanas
*Las Lavanderas del Este
*Las Lavanderas del Oeste
*Los Farallones
*Los Gemelos
*Los Negritos
*Mata Redonda
*Pela
*Pelaita
*Penon Brusi
*Penon de Afuera
*Penon de San Jorge
*Piedra Stevens
*Piedra del Norte
*Piragua de Adentro
*Piragua de Afuera,
* Puerto Rico (Boriken Island),
*Punta Larga,
*Punta Mosquitos,
*Roca Alcatraz,
*Roca Cocinera,
*Roca Cucaracha,
*Roca Culumna,
*Roca Ola,
*Roca Resuello, ,
*Roca Speck,
*Roca Velásquez,
*Tres Hermanas,
*Tres Hermanos,
Cas Cay
Cas Cay is a undeveloped island, situated a mile south of Red Hook on the eastern side of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is under the protection of the Department of Natural Resources. Ferries here depart from Compass Poin ...
Green Cay
Green Cay is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It sits between the eastern tip of Little Jost Van Dyke and Tortola. It is in area.
Environment
The island, with its surrounding waters, has been designated a ...
Hans Lollik Island
The Hans Lollik Islands are two privately-owned islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Great Hans Lollik Island ("GHL") is found approximately 8,000 feet (2½ km) beyond the central northshore of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, separated from S ...
Henley Cay
Henley Cay, previously known as Women's Cay, is an 11-acre tropical islet in the United States Virgin Islands. The cay is 300 yards in diameter and the largest and southernmost of the Durloe Cays in the Virgin Islands National Park. Henley Cay is ...
Leduck Island
Leduck Island is an island in the United States Virgin Islands, also spelled LeDuck Island, which is located 0.5 miles east of Sabbat Point in Johns Folly, U.S. Virgin Islands, Johns Folly, separated from Saint John by the Sabbat Channel. LeDuck Is ...
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*Limestone Rock,
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Little Hans Lollik Island
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
* ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...
Lovango Cay
Lovango Cay is a private island in the district of St. John, in the United States Virgin Islands.
Lying northwest of the island of St. John, Lovango (also known at various times as ''Loango'' and ''Awango'') covers an area of and ris ...
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* Mingo Cay,
* Outer Brass Island,
*Packet Rock,
*Patricia Cay,
*Pelican Cay,
*Perkins Cay,
*Porpoise Rocks,
*
Protestant Cay
Protestant Cay is a four-acre triangular islet in the Christiansted Harbor, 200 yards north of Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, Christiansted. The island is home to a resort, the Hotel on the Cay, which is home to a protected sand beach, small ...
Ruth Island
Ruth Island (also known as Ruth Cay) is an artificial island off the southern coast of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Croix; nl, Sint-Kruis; french: link=no, Sainte-Croix; Danish and no, Sankt Croix, Taino: ''Ay Ay'' ( ) is an i ...
Shark Island Shark Island may refer to:
Places
*Cocos Island, Costa Rica
*Shark Island, Namibia, off the coast of Namibia
*Shark Island Concentration Camp, at Shark Island, Namibia
*Shark Island (Port Jackson), in Sydney Harbour, Australia
*Shark Island (Cronu ...
While not technically part of the Caribbean, the islands of the Florida in the United States are considered by some to be part of the greater Caribbean Region. Regions of Florida include:
South Florida
South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the other two are Central Florida and North Florida. South Florida is the southernmost part of th ...
Florida Keys
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and e ...
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*
Geiger Key
Geiger Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys about east of Key West. It is located to the south of, and bridged to, Big Coppitt Key via Boca Chica Road ( County Road 941) at about mile marker 11 on U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway). It h ...
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Key West
Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it cons ...
Stock Island
Stock Island is an island in the lower Florida Keys immediately east of Key West (separated from Key West by Cow Key Channel, which is only about 75 yards (70 m) wide). Immediately northwest is Key Haven (official name ''Raccoon Key''), from whi ...
Isla La Blanquilla
Blanquilla is an island, one of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea about 293 km (182 miles) northeast of Caracas. It is a popular location for divers, as well as famous for its white sand beach ...
Isla de Aves
Isla de Aves (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Island of Birds" or "Birds Island"), or Aves Island, is a Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, Federal Dependency of Venezuela. It has been the subject of numerous territorial disputes (now resolved) ...
Isla de Patos
Patos Island ( es, Isla de Patos, Duck Island) is a small uninhabited island in the northwestern Gulf of Paria. The island is a part of the ''Dependencias Federales'' (Federal Dependencies) of Venezuela.
Geography
Patos Island is located about ...
Isla de Zapara
Isla or ISLA may refer to:
Organizations
* International Securities Lending Association, a trade association
* International School of Los Angeles
* International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles
People
* Isla (g ...
Isla San Carlos
Isla or ISLA may refer to:
Organizations
* International Securities Lending Association, a trade association
* International School of Los Angeles
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Islas los Frailes
The Islas Los Frailes are an archipelago of rock islets with sparse scrub vegetation belonging to the Federal dependencies of Venezuela, part of Venezuela.Vargas, Francisco Alejandro. 1983: Nuestros héroes navales. Comandancia General de la Armad ...
List of Caribbean islands by area
This is a list of islands in the Caribbean by area. (The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands are not in the Caribbean Sea, but rather in the open North Atlantic Ocean.) For related lists, see below.
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List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies
This is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in the West Indies, based on official population estimates or projections as of mid-2015. Havana has no official definition of its metropolitan area; the population within its city limits is given i ...
List of West Indian First-level Subdivisions
This is a list of first-level country subdivisions within the Caribbean in order of total area. Those administrative divisions that are the largest within their respective countries are highlighted in bold. The list also contains first-level admi ...
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...