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Almost all of the Caribbean
Almost all of the Caribbean islands
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are in the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest island is Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. 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
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 and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
and Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
. 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 inAntigua and Barbuda
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. 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:
*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 ...
, ,
* Northeast Marine Management Area
** Prickly Pear Island
Prickly Pear Island is an islet approx. 650 metres off the north shore coast of Hodges Bay on the much larger island of Antigua, West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the ...
** Great Bird Island
Great Bird Island is a tiny islet lying almost three kilometers north-east of Antigua. Measuring just , it is smaller than most city parks. It is a private island but open to the public.
Flora and Fauna
The island is the only place on Earth ...
** Galley Island Major
** Galley Island Minor
** Jenny Island
** Exchange Island
Exchange may refer to:
Physics
*Gas exchange is the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Places United States
* Exchange, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* ...
** Rabbit Island
** Lobster Island
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** Long Island
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** Maiden Island
** Rat Island
** Little Bird Island
** 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 P ...
** 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 ...
** Crump Island
Crump Island is an island off the northeast coast of Antigua. It is located to the southeast of Guana Island in Belfast Bay, close to the town of Seaton's
Seatons is a village in Saint Philip Parish, located on eastern Antigua island in Antigua ...
** Nanny Island
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(Henry Island)
** Laviscounts Island
** Bird Island
** Round Island
** Hawes Island
** Little Island
** Green Island
** Pelican Island
** York Island
** Codrington Island
* Blake Island
Blake Island is a Puget Sound island in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, that is preserved as Blake Island Marine State Park. The island lies north of Vashon Island, south of Bainbridge Island, and east of Manchester. On the northeast e ...
* Cinnamon Island
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* Five Islands
* Hawksbill Rock
* Johnson Island
* Maiden Island
* Moor Rock
* Mouse Island
* Neck of Land
* Sandy Island
* Smith Island
* The Sisters
* Vernon's Island
* Wicked Will Island
*Barbuda
Barbuda (), is an island located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the sovereign state of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located north of the island of Antigua and is part of the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. The island is a popular ...
, ,
** Goat Island
** Kid Island
Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to:
Common meanings
* Colloquial term for a child or other young person
** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age
* Engage in joking
* Young Goat, goats
* The goat meat of young goats
* Kidskin, ...
** Man of War Island
** Rabbit Island
*Redonda
Redonda is an uninhabited Caribbean island that is a part of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Leeward Islands, West Indies. The island is about long, wide, and is high at its highest point.
This small island lies between the islands of Nevis and ...
(uninhabited), ,
The Bahamas
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is located in theLucayan Archipelago
The Lucayan Archipelago (named for the original native Lucayan people), also known as the Bahama Archipelago, is an island group comprising the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The a ...
, the portion of the 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
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
rather than in or bordering the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
. There are 700 islands and 2,400 cays in The Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...
. There are 30 inhabited islands. Andros Island is the largest island in the Bahamas. Large island groups include Berry Islands
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 referred t ...
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):
*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 ...
,
* Abner Cay,
*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 ...
,
*Adderley 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 ...
(part of 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 ...
),
* Alder Cay,
*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 ...
(Berrey Islands),
*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 all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined. The land area of Andros consis ...
,
*Anna Cay
Anna's Cay is a small cay in the Abaco chain of the Bahamas. It resides at the entrance to the North End public dock on Elbow Cay
Elbow Cay is an cay in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas. Originally populated by British loyalists fleeing the ...
,
*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),
*Archers Cay
Archers Cay is an island in The Bahamas, near Water Cay. It is a part of Central Abaco
Central Abaco is one of the districts of the Bahamas, in the Abaco Islands. The district contains the largest town in the Abacos, Marsh Harbour, which i ...
,
*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 ...
,
* Atwood Cay (Samana Cay),
* Barataria Island (part of Exuma),
*Serranilla Bank
Serranilla Bank ( es, Isla Serranilla, Banco Serranilla and ''Placer de la Serranilla'') is a partially submerged reef, with small uninhabited islets, in the western Caribbean Sea. It is situated about northeast of Punta Gorda, Nicaragua, and ...
(Beacon Cay),
* Bell Island,
* Berry Islands District,
*Big Major Cay
Big or BIG may refer to:
* Big, of great size or degree
Film and television
* Big (film), ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks
* ''Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show
* ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television sh ...
(Pig Beach)
*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 ...
,
*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 ...
(part of Berry Islands),
*Bitter Guana 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 ...
(part of Exuma),
*Bock Cat 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 ...
(part of Exuma),
*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 referred t ...
(part of Berry islands),
* Booby Cay,
*Bowe 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 capita ...
(part of Exuma),
*Cabbage 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 referred t ...
(part of Berry Islands),
*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 ...
(private island and an exclusive port for Disney Cruise Line
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),
* Cat Island,
* Cat Cays (part of Bimini),
*Cay Sal Bank
Cay Sal Bank ( es, Placer de los Roques) is the third largest (after Great Bahama Bank and Little Bahama Bank) and the westernmost of the Bahama Banks. It is located between 23º27'N - 24º10'N and 079º25'W – 080º35'W. In a geographical sens ...
,
*Children's Bay 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 ...
(part of Exuma, also called Williams Cay),
*Chub Cay
Chub Cay is an island in the Berry Islands chain of the Bahamas. It has a population of 46. (2010 census)
The main activity and source of income for the residents of Chub Cay are support of activities at the Chub Cay Resort & Marina and sport f ...
,
*Cistern 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 referred t ...
(part of Berry Islands),
*Coakley Cay
Coakley Cay in the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas is an cay, located west of Exuma, Great Exuma.
.
Victor George Lockhart
Captain Victor George Lockhart
Private islands of the Bahamas
Exuma
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,
*Cockroach 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 referred t ...
,
*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 referred t ...
(part of Berry Islands),
* Compass Cay,
* Conception Island,
*Cormorant 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 referred t ...
(part of Berry Islands),
* Crooked Island,
*Culmer's 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 ...
(part of Exuma),
* Cupids Cay (Governor's Island),
* Current Island,
* Devils Cay (part of Berry Islands),
*Diamond Rock
Diamond Rock (french: rocher du Diamant) is a 175-metre-high (574 ft)Discovery Island
* Dolly Cay,
*
There are about 180 islands in
Islands of the Bolívar Department of Colombia include:
*
Islands in the
* Bóqueron Island
*
There are about 79 islands in
The
There are about 46 islands in
There are 18 islands in
There are seven islands and two rocks in the French
There are over 600 islands and islets in
The most densely populated island in the world is
There are at least 99 islands in
There are ten total islands of Sint Maarten, including:
* Saint Martin (southern part),
*Cow and Calf Island,
*Guana Key of Pelikan (Guana Cay),
*Hen and Chicken,
*Little Key, Sint maarten, Little Key,
*Mal Aborder,
*Mollibeday Rots (Molly Beday Rock),
*Mona Island,
*Pelikan Rock, Sint Maarten (Pelican Island),
*Pond Island,
*Snoopy Island,
The Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean islands (Bonaire, Saba (island), Saba and Sint Eustatius special municipalities) in the Netherlands, country of the Netherlands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom are listed below.
* Bonaire (special municipality of the Netherlands):
**Bonaire, Bonaire Island, Bonaire,
**Eiland Ranch, Bonaire,
**Klein Bonaire, Bonaire,
**Meeuwtje,
**Willemberg, Google Maps
**Camia,
**Isla Makuka
*Sint Eustatius, Sint Eustatius Special Municipality,
*Saba (island), Saba (special municipality of the Netherlands)
**Saba (island), Saba Island, Saba,
**Green Island, Saba,
**Little Island, Saba (island), Saba,
**Pilot Rots (Rocks),
There are over 150 islands in Nicaragua, including the following islands in the Caribbean Sea:
*Corn Island,
*Corn Islands, Little Corn Island,
*Miskito Cays (reef),
*Pearl Cays,
*Calala Island (private island),
*Pigeon Cay (Cayo de la Paloma),
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
There are about 49 islands in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, including:
*All Awash Island,
*Baliceaux, Baliceaux Island,
*Bequia,
*Bettowia (Battowia),
*Black Rock, St Vincent, Black Rock
*Brooks Rocks
*Bullet Cay,
*Cactus Cay
*Canouan Baleine
*Canouan Island,
*Catholic Island,
*Chateaubelair Islet,
*Church Cay,
*Cow And Calves Islands
*Dike Island,
*Double Rock
*Dove Cay,
*Dove Island,
*Ellen Rock
*Fort Duvernette Island (Duvernette Islet),
*Frigate Island,
*L'Islot,
*Litte Savan,
*Mayreau,
*Middle Cay (St. Elairs Cay),
*Milligan Cay,
*Mopion Islet
*Mustique,
*Palm Island, Grenadines, Palm Island (Prune Island),
*Pelican Cay
*Petit Canouan,
*Petit Cay,
*Petit Mustique,
*Petit Nevis,
*Petit Saint Vincent,
*Petit Tabac
*Pigeon Island (Grenadines), Pigeon Island,
*Pillories
**Big Pillory,
**Middle Pillory,
**Little Pillory,
*Punaise
*Quatre, Isle à Quatre,
*Rabbit Island,
*Red Island,
*Saint Elairs Cay,
*Saint Vincent (island), Saint Vincent,
*Sand Cay
*Savan (island), Savan,
*Savan Rock (Little Savan),
*Semplars Cay
*Tobago Cays,
**Petit Rameau,
**Petit Bateau,
**Petit Tobac,
**Jamesby,
**Baradal,
*Syrup Cay
*Union Island,
*West Cay
*Wilks Island
*Young Island,
There are 44 islands in
There are about 51 islands in the British Virgin Islands (16 inhabited), including:
*Anegada,
*Beef Island,
*Bellamy Cay,
*Broken Jerusalem (Rocks),
*Buck Island (British Virgin Islands), Buck Island,
*Carvel Rock (British Virgin Islands), Carvel Rock,
*Cockroach Island,
*Cooper Island (British Virgin Islands), Cooper Island,
*Dead Chest Island, British Virgin Islands, Dead Chest,
*East Seal Dog Island,
*Eustatia Island,
*Fallen Jerusalem Island,
*Frenchman's Cay,
*George Dog Island,
*Ginger Island,
*Great Camanoe,
*Great Dog Island,
*Great Thatch,
*Great Tobago Island,
*Green Cay,
*Guana Island,
*Jost Van Dyke,
*Little Camanoe,
*Little Jost Van Dyke,
*Little Seal Dog Island
*Little Thatch,
*Marina Cay,
*Mosquito Island,
*Mosquito Rock,
*Nanny Cay (land-tied),
*Necker Island (British Virgin Islands), Necker Island,
*Norman Island,
*Pelican Island (British Virgin Islands), Pelican Island,
*Peter Island,
*Prickly Pear (British Virgin Islands), Prickly Pear Island,
*Red Rock (British Virgin Islands), Red Rock,
*Round Rock, British Virgin Islands, Round Rock,
*Saba Rock,
*Salt Island, British Virgin Islands, Salt Island,
*Sandy Cay,
*Sandy Spit,
*Scrub Island (British Virgin Islands), Scrub Island,
*Tortola (largest island),
*The Indians (rock),
*Virgin Gorda,
*West Seal Dog Island,
*West Dog Island,
*Whale Rocks,
The following are the islands of the Cayman Islands:
There are only a few islands in Montserrat, including:
*Montserrat (Largest island),
*Little Redonda and Virgin,
*Statue Rock,
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 ...
,
* Egg Island,
*Elbow Cay
Elbow Cay is an cay in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas. Originally populated by British loyalists fleeing the newly independent United States of America in 1785, it has survived on fishing, boat building, and salvage. Its main village of Hope ...
,
*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 Cuba ...
(Cay Sal Bank),
* Eleuthera Island
* Elizabeth Island,
*Exuma Island
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 ...
* Fortune Island (Long Cay),
* Frazer Hog Cay,
* Galliot Cay,
* Goat Cay
* Gorda Cay (Castaway Cay),
*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 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 ...
,
*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 ...
,
*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 ...
,
* Great Isaac Cay (Rock),
*Great Stirrup Cay
Great Stirrup Cay is a Sloan, Gene (June 24, 2017). "Norwegian Cruise's private Caribbean isle gets a serious spruce up". ''Times-Colonist'' (Victoria, British Columbia). p. D5. island that is part of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas. Norwegian C ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
* Harbour Island
*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 ...
*Hoffman 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 referred t ...
* Inagua Island
*Iron Cay
Iron Cay is an uninhabited cay of the Bahamas in the Central Abaco
Central Abaco is one of the districts of the Bahamas, in the Abaco Islands. The district contains the largest town in the Abacos, Marsh Harbour, which is the commerce centre ...
*Jewfish Cay
Jewfish Cay, also known as Hummingbird Cay, is an island of the Bahamas, located in the Exuma district near Culmer's Cay and Bowe Cay. The island is host to an anchorage (maritime), anchorage. The island is privately owned, and is also home to a ...
* Joulter Cays
*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 ...
*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 Cistern Cay
* Little Darby Island
*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 Harbour Cay
*Little Inagua,
*Little Petit 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 referred t ...
*Little San Salvador Island
Little San Salvador Island, also known as Half Moon Cay, is one of about 700 islands that make up the archipelago of The Bahamas. It is located roughly halfway between Eleuthera and Cat Island, administratively in the Cat Island, Bahamas, Cat Isla ...
(''Half Moon Cay'')
*Little Stirrup Cay
CocoCay or Little Stirrup Cay is one of the Berry Islands, a collection of Bahamian cays and small islands located approximately 55 miles north of Nassau. It is used for tourism by Royal Caribbean Group exclusively. Little Stirrup Cay is adjace ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
*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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*Lyford Cay
Lyford Cay is a private gated community located on the western tip of New Providence island in The Bahamas. The former cay that lent its name to the community is named after Captain William Lyford Jr., a mariner of note in Colonial and Revolutio ...
*Madam Dau's 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 ...
*Major's Island
Pig Beach located on Big Major Cay (also known as Major Cay) is a beach on an uninhabited island (or cay) located in Exuma, the Bahamas. The island takes its unofficial name from the fact that it is populated by a colony of feral pigs which liv ...
* Man Island
* Man-O-War Cay
*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 ...
*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 southe ...
*Middle Cay
Serranilla Bank ( es, Isla Serranilla, Banco Serranilla and ''Placer de la Serranilla'') is a partially submerged reef, with small uninhabited islets, in the western Caribbean Sea. It is situated about northeast of Punta Gorda, Nicaragua, and ...
*Moore's Island
Moore's Island is one of the districts of the Bahamas, districts of the Bahamas, on the Abaco Islands.
Moore's Island is a cay, to the west of the main island of Abaco. It is approximately long and wide. It has two settlements, Hard Bargain, w ...
*Moriah Harbour 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 ...
*Musha Cay
Musha Cay is a , privately owned island in the Exuma Chain, in the southern Bahamas. It is located southeast of Nassau. It is owned by illusionist David Copperfield.
Musha Cay is surrounded by three smaller islands that maintain its guests' pr ...
*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 ...
,
*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 ...
*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 ...
*North 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 ...
*North Cat Cay
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 ...
* North Elbow Cay
*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 capabl ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
* Paradise Island
*Perpall's 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 capita ...
*Prime 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 capita ...
* Ragged Island
* Rose Island
*Royal Island
The Salvation Islands (french: Îles du Salut, so called because the missionaries went there to escape plague on the mainland; sometimes mistakenly called Safety Islands) are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about off the coast of Fre ...
*Rum Cay
Rum Cay (formerly known as Mamana and Santa Maria de la Concepción) is an island and district of the Bahamas. It measures in area, it is located at Lat.: N23 42' 30" - Long.: W 74 50' 00". It has many rolling hills that rise to about 120 feet (3 ...
* Russell Island
* Salt Cay
*Samana 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 ...
*Sampson 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 ...
*San Salvador 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 h ...
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* Sandy Cay
*Schooner Cays
South Eleuthera is one of the districts of the Bahamas, on the island of Eleuthera.
The district had a population of 4,955 in 2010.Scotland Cay
Hope Town is one of the districts of the Bahamas, districts of the Bahamas, on the Abaco Islands, Abaco islands as well as a small village on Elbow Cay, located in Abaco. The area had a population of 458 in 2010.
Golf carts are the main mode of ...
*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 ...
* South Bimini
* South Cat Cay
* South Stirrup Cay
*Staniel Cay
Staniel Cay is an island located in The Exuma Cays, a district of The Bahamas.
Staniel Cay is located roughly south of Nassau and southeast of Florida. The island has a population of less than 118 full-time residents and has an area of less than ...
* Stocking Island
* Stranger Cay
*Sugar Loaf Cay
Sugar Loaf Cay is an island in the Bahamas, located in the district of Central Abaco. At the 2010 census, the island was depopulated.
The island provides habitat for the Bahama Nighthawk (''Chordeiles virginianus vicinus'').
References
Is ...
*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, ...
* Vigilant Cay
* Waderick Wells Cay
*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 ...
*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 ...
* Wax Cay
*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 ...
* Wood Cay
Barbados
There are currently two islands and two banks inBarbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
. An additional historical island that no longer exists as an island is also included in this list.
*Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...
,
*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
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
. Some of the larger islands of Belize in the Caribbean Sea include:
*Turneffe Atoll
Turneffe Atoll is located southeast of Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of Belize in Central America, from Belize City. It is one of three atolls of the Belize Barrier Reef, along with Glover's Reef and Lighthouse Reef. It is appr ...
(Turneffe Islands), ,
*Ambergris Group, ,
*Douglas Cay, ,
*Drowned Cays, ,
*Hick's Cayes
Hick's Cayes (Spanish: ''Cayos Hicks'') are a group of uninhabited Islands in the South of Chetumal Bay, between St. George's Caye and Caye Chapel, about halfway between Belize City and San Pedro Town
San Pedro is a town on the southern part o ...
, ,
*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 ...
,
Colombia
Several Departments ofColombia
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 ...
include islands in the Caribbean area.
Bolívar Department
Islands of the Bolívar Department of Colombia include:
*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,
*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 ...
,
*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
The Isla Barú or Isla de Barú is a former peninsula south of Cartagena, Colombia. It was cut off from the mainland by the Canal del Dique, but is still connected by bridge. It projects out southwest from the southern end of Cartagena towards the ...
,
*Isla de la Manga,
*Isla Diablo,
*Isla de Manzanillo,
*Isla Maparadita,
*Isla Cocosolo,
*Isla Brujas,
*Isla Abanico,
Córdoba Department
Islands in theCórdoba 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 ...
include:
* Islas Tortuguilla,
Magdalena Department
Islands in the Magdalena Department include: *Isla de Salamanca, *Isla El Morro, *Isla de La Aguja, ] *Isla Bóqueron Grande,San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
Islands in the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
The Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina ( es, Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, ), or San Andrés and Providencia, is one of the departments of Colombia, and the only one in North America. It cons ...
include:
Sucre Department
Islands in theSucre 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 ...
include the following islands in the Archipelago of San Bernardo
The Archipelago of San Bernardo ( es, Archipiélago de San Bernardo, Islas de San Bernardo) is a set of nine coastal coral islands and one artificial island (ten in total) belonging to and governed by Colombia, located in the Gulf of Morrosquillo ...
:
* Bóqueron Island
*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),
*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),
*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 ...
,
*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),
* Múcura Island (Isla Múcura ),
*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),
*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 ...
,
*Salamanquilla Island,
*San Barnardo Island,
*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 ...
,
*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 ...
,
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:
*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 ...
, ,
*Isla Brava
''Isla brava'' is a 1958 Argentine film directed by Mario Soffici and starring Elsa Daniel.
Cast
*Mirko Álvarez
*Alberto Argibay
*Juan Buryúa Rey
*Miguel Caiazzo
*Fernando Campos
*Elsa Daniel
*José De Angelis
José is a predominantly Spa ...
,
* Isla Uvita, ,
Cuba
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
consists of over 4,000 islands and cay
A cay ( ), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great ...
s surrounding the country's main island, many of which make up archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.
Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Archi ...
s. Off the south coast are two main archipelagos, Jardines de la Reina
Jardines de la Reina ( en, Gardens of the Queen) is an archipelago in the southern part of Cuba, in the provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila.
It was named by Christopher Columbus to honour the Queen of Spain, Isabella I of Castile. Since 199 ...
and the Canarreos Archipelago
Canarreos Archipelago () is an archipelago of Cuba.
It is located south of the main island of Cuba, in the Caribbean Sea, at . It is bordered to the east by the Gulf of Cazones, to the north by the Gulf of Batabano and to the west by the Los I ...
. The 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
The Colorados Archipelago ( es, Archipiélago de los Colorados, also called ''Archipiélago de Santa Isabel'' and ''Archipiélago de Guaniguanico'') is a chain of isles and cays on Cuba's north-western coast.
The sea surrounding the islands is u ...
is located off the north-western coast. The following islands are some of the major islands in the island country
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 ...
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
:
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 ...
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*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, ...
,
* Bird Island (Ile de Aves) - in dispute with Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
,
Dominican Republic
There are about 73 islands in theDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
, 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 ...
, )
* Catalina Island,
* Isla Beata,
* Isla Alto Velo,
*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 ...
(Bacardi Island),
*Isla Saona
Saona Island ( es, Isla Saona) is a 110 square kilometer tropical island located off the south-east coast in Dominican Republic's La Altagracia province. It is a government-protected nature reserve and is part of '' Parque Nacional Cotubanamá''. ...
,
France
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 ...
consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre
Basse-Terre (, ; ; gcf, label=Guadeloupean Creole, Bastè, ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the ''prefecture'' (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located ...
, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante
Marie-Galante ( gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Mawigalant) is one of the islands that form Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. Marie-Galante has a land area of . It had 11,528 inhabitants at the start of 2013, but by the start of 2018 ...
, La Désirade
La Désirade is an island in the French West Indies, in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It forms part of Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France.
History
Archaeological evidence has been discovered that suggests that an Amerindian p ...
, and the two inhabited islands in the Îles des Saintes
The Îles des Saintes (; "Islands of the Female Saints"), also known as Les Saintes, is a group of small islands in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. It is part of the Canton of Trois-Rivières and is divided in ...
—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings.
Martinique
There are about 46 islands in Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...
, 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, ...
(Îlet Mandoline),
*Îlet Chancel,
* Île Petite Grenade,
* Îlet à Eaux Rats (Rocks),
* Îlet à Ramiers,
* Îlet à Toiroux (Îlet Poirier),
* Îlet Aux Rats,
* Îlet Baude,
* Îlet Boisseau (Îlet des Chardons),
* Îlet Cabrits,
*Îlet Chancel (Ilet Ramville),
*Ilet Chevalier (Ilet Lezard),
*Ilet De La Rose ( Îlet Madame),
* Îlet Du Galion,
* Îlet Duquesnay,
* Îlet du Trésor,
*Ilet Fregate,
* Îlet Hardy,
* Îlet La Perle,
* Îlet Lapin,
* Îlet Lavigne (Gros Îlet),
* Îlet Long,
* Îlet Métrente,
*Îlet Oscar (Bonchard),
* Îlet Pelé,
* Îlet Petit Piton (Rocher de la Grotte),
*Ilet Petit Vincent,
* Îlet Petite Martinique,
* Îlet Ragot (Îlet de la Grotte, Ilet Duchamp),
* Îlet Saint Aubin,
* Îlet Sainte-Marie,
* Îlet Tartane,
* Îlet Thierry,
*Ilets Aux Chiens,
*Les Trois Ilets,
*Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...
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*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 ...
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*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
Saint Barthélemy (french: Saint-Barthélemy, ), officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. It is often abbreviated to St. Barth in French, and St. Barts in English ...
, 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
Saint Barthélemy (french: Saint-Barthélemy, ), officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy, is an overseas collectivity of France in the Caribbean. It is often abbreviated to St. Barth in French, and St. Barts in English ...
(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
The Collectivity of Saint Martin (french: Collectivité de Saint-Martin), commonly known as simply Saint Martin (, ), is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies in the Caribbean, on – but not identical with – the island of S ...
, including:
* Northern part of the island of Saint Martin,
* Caye Chateau,
* Caye Verte,
* Creole Rock (Crowl Rock), or
* Grand Îlet,
* Petite Clef,
* Pinel Island,
* Rocher de l'Anse Marcel (rock),
* Île Tintamarre
Île Tintamarre, also known as Flat Island, is a small island with an area of approximately . It is located in the Caribbean Sea, about from the island of Saint Martin, and is administered as part of the French overseas collectivity of Saint ...
,
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 ...
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*Carriacou
Carriacou is an island of the Grenadine Islands. It is a dependency of Grenada, and is located in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island Grenada and the north coast of South America. The name is derived from the Carib lang ...
,
* Diamond Island,
*Fota Island,
* Frigate Island,
*Glover Island
Glover Island is a large (178 km2) lake island in the interior of the Island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The island was named after Sir John Hawley Glover, former governor of Newfoundland. It is the ...
(Ramier Island),
*Green Island,
*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
Large Island is an islet between Grenada and Carriacou (Grenadines). It is part of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, a dependency of Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Se ...
,
* Levera Island (Sugar Loaf Island),
*Mabouya Island,
*Marquis Island (Soubisse Island),
*Mushroom Island,
*Pearls Rock,
*Petite Dominique,
*Petite Martinique
Petite Martinique is one of the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, which is a dependency of Grenada.
It is 4 km (2½ miles) away from Carriacou. With its and population of 900, it is smaller than Carriacou. Petite Martinique comp ...
,
* Carriacou and Petite Martinique,
* Ronde Island,
* Saline Island,
*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 ...
, including the following:
* Caye Sable,
*Gonâve Island
Gonâve Island or Zile Lagonav (french: Île de la Gonâve, ; also ''La Gonâve'') is an island of Haiti located west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. It is the largest of the Hispaniolan satellite islands. The island is an a ...
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*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 ...
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*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 ...
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*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 Haiti's satellite islands. It lies in the Baie de Cayes about off the coast of the country's south ...
(''Cow Island''),
* Isle Cacique,
*Les Cayemites
The Cayemites are a pair of islands located in the Gulf of Gonâve off the coast of southwest Haiti. The two islands, known individually as Grande Cayemite and Petite Cayemite, are a combined in area. Petite Cayemite lies just west of the larger i ...
**Grand Cayemite,
**Petite Cayemite,
*Navassa Island
Navassa Island (; ht, Lanavaz; french: l'île de la Navasse, sometimes ) is a small uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea. Located northeast of Jamaica, south of Cuba, and west of Jérémie on the Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti, it is subject to ...
(claimed by both 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 ...
and the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
),
* Tortuga Island (''Turtle Island''),
Honduras
There are at least 99 islands in 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
The Cayos Cochinos or Cochinos Cays consist of two small islands (''Cayo Menor'' and ''Cayo Grande'') and 13 smaller coral cays situated northeast of La Ceiba on the northern shores of Honduras. Although geographically separate, they belong to ...
(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 ...
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*Islas de la Bahía,
** Cayo Sur,
** Guanaja
Guanaja is one of the Bay Islands of Honduras and is in the Caribbean. It is about off the north coast of Honduras, and from the island of Roatan. One of the cays off Guanaja, also called Guanaja or Bonacca or Low Cay (or just simply, The C ...
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** Roatán
Roatán () is an island in the Caribbean, about off the northern coast of Honduras. It is located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja, and is the largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras. The island was formerly known in English as Ruatan ...
(Isla Roatan),
** Utila
Utila ''(Isla de Utila)'' is the smallest of Honduras' major Bay Islands, after Roatán and Guanaja, in a region that marks the south end of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second-largest in the world.
The eastern end of the island i ...
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* Swan Islands
**Isla Grande,
**Little Swan Island (Isla Pequeña),
* 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 theisland 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 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 and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
, including the following islands:
*Bajo Nuevo Bank
Bajo Nuevo Bank, also known as the Petrel Islands ( es, Bajo Nuevo, Islas Petrel), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small grass-covered islets, located in the western Caribbean Sea at , with a lighthouse on Low Cay at . The closest neighbo ...
(uninhabited),
* Great Goat Island,
*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 and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
,
*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 ...
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*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 ...
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*Navy Island, Jamaica, Navy Island,
*Pedro Cays,
*Port Royal Cays (uninhabited),
*Sandals Cay, Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort & Offshore Island,
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Antilles, Antillean islands in the island countries (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba (island), Saba, and Sint Maarten, as well as the solitary island Sint Eustatius) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are listed below. Collectively, these islands were formerly considered the Netherlands Antilles, and still are often referenced as the Dutch Caribbean.Aruba
There are at least five islands in Aruba: * Aruba, * Indiaanskop, * Key Cay * Long Cay (Aruba), Long Cay * Oranjestad, Aruba#Renaissance Island, Renaissance Island,Curaçao
There are at least seven islands in Curaçao, including: *Curaçao, *Kadoesjie, *Klein Curaçao, *Eiland Penso, *Isla Makuaku, *Kadoesji, Curaçao, *Sapaté Eiland,Sint Maarten
There are ten total islands of Sint Maarten, including:
* Saint Martin (southern part),
*Cow and Calf Island,
*Guana Key of Pelikan (Guana Cay),
*Hen and Chicken,
*Little Key, Sint maarten, Little Key,
*Mal Aborder,
*Mollibeday Rots (Molly Beday Rock),
*Mona Island,
*Pelikan Rock, Sint Maarten (Pelican Island),
*Pond Island,
*Snoopy Island,
The Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean islands (Bonaire, Saba (island), Saba and Sint Eustatius special municipalities) in the Netherlands, country of the Netherlands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom are listed below.
Caribbean Netherlands
* Bonaire (special municipality of the Netherlands):
**Bonaire, Bonaire Island, Bonaire,
**Eiland Ranch, Bonaire,
**Klein Bonaire, Bonaire,
**Meeuwtje,
**Willemberg, Google Maps
**Camia,
**Isla Makuka
*Sint Eustatius, Sint Eustatius Special Municipality,
*Saba (island), Saba (special municipality of the Netherlands)
**Saba (island), Saba Island, Saba,
**Green Island, Saba,
**Little Island, Saba (island), Saba,
**Pilot Rots (Rocks),
Mexico
There are several islands of Mexico on the Caribbean Sea, including: *Cancún, Isla Cancún, *Cozumel, Isla Cozumel, *Isla Contoy, *Isla Holbox, *Isla Mujeres,Nicaragua
There are over 150 islands in Nicaragua, including the following islands in the Caribbean Sea:
*Corn Island,
*Corn Islands, Little Corn Island,
*Miskito Cays (reef),
*Pearl Cays,
*Calala Island (private island),
*Pigeon Cay (Cayo de la Paloma),
Panama
There are several hundreds of islands in Panama, including the following islands in the Caribbean: *Bastimentos, Isla Bastimentos, *Cayos Zapatilla, *Isla Carenero, *Isla Cayo Agua, *Colón Island, Isla Colón, *Isla Cristóbal, *Isla Popa, *Isla Solarte, *Isla Escudo de Veraguas, *Galeta Island, Panama, Galeta Island, *Isla Cabra, *Isla Grande, *Corazón de Jesús (island), Corazón de Jesús, *Narganá, *Soledad Miria,Saint Kitts and Nevis
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, including: *Barrel o' Beef *Burgot Rocks *Dennery Island, *Des Bateaux Island, *Fous Island, *Frigate Island, St Lucia, Frigate Island, *L'Islet a Ramier *Liverpool Rocks *Maria Islands, St Lucia, Maria Islands, *Pigeon Island (Saint Lucia), Pigeon Island, *Praslin Island (Saint Lucia), Praslin Island, *Rat Island, St Lucia, Rat Island, *Rouche Island, *Saint Lucia, *Scorpion Island, St Lucia, Scorpion Island,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
There are about 49 islands in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, including:
*All Awash Island,
*Baliceaux, Baliceaux Island,
*Bequia,
*Bettowia (Battowia),
*Black Rock, St Vincent, Black Rock
*Brooks Rocks
*Bullet Cay,
*Cactus Cay
*Canouan Baleine
*Canouan Island,
*Catholic Island,
*Chateaubelair Islet,
*Church Cay,
*Cow And Calves Islands
*Dike Island,
*Double Rock
*Dove Cay,
*Dove Island,
*Ellen Rock
*Fort Duvernette Island (Duvernette Islet),
*Frigate Island,
*L'Islot,
*Litte Savan,
*Mayreau,
*Middle Cay (St. Elairs Cay),
*Milligan Cay,
*Mopion Islet
*Mustique,
*Palm Island, Grenadines, Palm Island (Prune Island),
*Pelican Cay
*Petit Canouan,
*Petit Cay,
*Petit Mustique,
*Petit Nevis,
*Petit Saint Vincent,
*Petit Tabac
*Pigeon Island (Grenadines), Pigeon Island,
*Pillories
**Big Pillory,
**Middle Pillory,
**Little Pillory,
*Punaise
*Quatre, Isle à Quatre,
*Rabbit Island,
*Red Island,
*Saint Elairs Cay,
*Saint Vincent (island), Saint Vincent,
*Sand Cay
*Savan (island), Savan,
*Savan Rock (Little Savan),
*Semplars Cay
*Tobago Cays,
**Petit Rameau,
**Petit Bateau,
**Petit Tobac,
**Jamesby,
**Baradal,
*Syrup Cay
*Union Island,
*West Cay
*Wilks Island
*Young Island,
Trinidad and Tobago
There are 44 islands in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
, including:
* Caledonia Island,
* Chacachacare,
* Craig Island (Craig and Caledonia are joined by a narrow causeway),
* Cronstadt Island (Kronstadt),
* Carrera Island,
* Faralon Rock, Faralon (Flat Rock), off San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, San Fernando Harbour,
* Gaspar Grande (Gasparee),
* Gasparillo Island, Gasparillo (Little Gasparee or Centipede Island),
* Huevos (island), Huevos
* Lenagan Island,
* Little Tobago (Bird of Paradise Island),
* Monos,
* Nelson Island (Trinidad and Tobago), Nelson Island,
* Pelican Island (Trinidad and Tobago), Pelican Island,
* Saint Giles Island, St. Giles Island,
* Saut d'Eau,
* Goat Island (Trinidad and Tobago), Goat Island,
* Sisters' Rock, Sisters' Rocks,
* Soldado Rock,
* Tobago,
* Trinidad,
United Kingdom
The following is a list of islands of current island nations of the British Overseas Territories#Current Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territories that are in the Caribbean.Anguilla
There are about 19 islands in Anguilla, including: * Anguillita, * Dog Island, Anguilla, Dog Island, * East Cay, * Little Island, Anguilla, Little Island, * Little Scrub Island, * Mid Cay, * North Cay * Prickly Pear Cays, * Rabbit Island, Anguilla, Rabbit Island * Sandy Island, Anguilla, Sandy Island, * Scilly Cay, * Scrub Island, Anguilla, Scrub Island, * Seal Island, Anguilla, Seal Island, * Sombrero, Anguilla, Sombrero (Hat Island), * South Weneger Island * West Cay,British Virgin Islands
There are about 51 islands in the British Virgin Islands (16 inhabited), including:
*Anegada,
*Beef Island,
*Bellamy Cay,
*Broken Jerusalem (Rocks),
*Buck Island (British Virgin Islands), Buck Island,
*Carvel Rock (British Virgin Islands), Carvel Rock,
*Cockroach Island,
*Cooper Island (British Virgin Islands), Cooper Island,
*Dead Chest Island, British Virgin Islands, Dead Chest,
*East Seal Dog Island,
*Eustatia Island,
*Fallen Jerusalem Island,
*Frenchman's Cay,
*George Dog Island,
*Ginger Island,
*Great Camanoe,
*Great Dog Island,
*Great Thatch,
*Great Tobago Island,
*Green Cay,
*Guana Island,
*Jost Van Dyke,
*Little Camanoe,
*Little Jost Van Dyke,
*Little Seal Dog Island
*Little Thatch,
*Marina Cay,
*Mosquito Island,
*Mosquito Rock,
*Nanny Cay (land-tied),
*Necker Island (British Virgin Islands), Necker Island,
*Norman Island,
*Pelican Island (British Virgin Islands), Pelican Island,
*Peter Island,
*Prickly Pear (British Virgin Islands), Prickly Pear Island,
*Red Rock (British Virgin Islands), Red Rock,
*Round Rock, British Virgin Islands, Round Rock,
*Saba Rock,
*Salt Island, British Virgin Islands, Salt Island,
*Sandy Cay,
*Sandy Spit,
*Scrub Island (British Virgin Islands), Scrub Island,
*Tortola (largest island),
*The Indians (rock),
*Virgin Gorda,
*West Seal Dog Island,
*West Dog Island,
*Whale Rocks,
Cayman Islands
The following are the islands of the Cayman Islands:
Montserrat
There are only a few islands in Montserrat, including:
*Montserrat (Largest island),
*Little Redonda and Virgin,
*Statue Rock,
Turks and Caicos Islands
The British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands is located in theLucayan Archipelago
The Lucayan Archipelago (named for the original native Lucayan people), also known as the Bahama Archipelago, is an island group comprising the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands. The a ...
, the portion of the 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
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
rather than in or bordering the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
. There are about 75 islands and land-tied islands in Turks and Caicos Islands, including the following notable islands:
*Ambergris Cay, Big Ambergris Cay,
*Bird Island (Turks and Caicos), Bird Island (Pear Cay),
*East Caicos,
*Grand Turk Island, Grand Turk,
*Amberegris Cay, Little Ambergris Cay,
*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 ...
,
*Middle Caicos,
*North Caicos,
*Parrot Cay,
*Pear Cay,
*Providenciales, Providenciales Island,
*Salt Cay,
*South Caicos,
*West Caicos,
Territories of the United States in the Caribbean
The following are disputed islands of the United States in the Caribbean: *Navassa Island
Navassa Island (; ht, Lanavaz; french: l'île de la Navasse, sometimes ) is a small uninhabited island in the Caribbean Sea. Located northeast of Jamaica, south of Cuba, and west of Jérémie on the Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti, it is subject to ...
*Serranilla Bank
Serranilla Bank ( es, Isla Serranilla, Banco Serranilla and ''Placer de la Serranilla'') is a partially submerged reef, with small uninhabited islets, in the western Caribbean Sea. It is situated about northeast of Punta Gorda, Nicaragua, and ...
*Bajo Nuevo Bank
Bajo Nuevo Bank, also known as the Petrel Islands ( es, Bajo Nuevo, Islas Petrel), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small grass-covered islets, located in the western Caribbean Sea at , with a lighthouse on Low Cay at . The closest neighbo ...
The following sections show islands of Territories of the United States, island territories of the United States in the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico
There are about 142 island inPuerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
, including:
*Alcarraza (Puerto Rico), Alcarraza,
*Bajo Evelyn (Evelyn Shoal),
*Cabeza de Perro,
*Cayo Ahogado,
*Cayo Alfeñique,
*Cayo Algodones,
*Cayo Arenas,
*Cayo Ballena,
*Cayo Batata,
*Cayo Bayo,
*Cayo Berberia,
*Cayo Botella,
*Cayo Cabritas,
*Cayo Caracoles,
*Cayo Caribe,
*Cayo Chiva,
*Cayo Collado,
*Cayo Corral,
*Cayo Diablo, Fajardo,
*Cayo Diable, Vieques,
*Cayo Don Luis,
*Cayo Enrique,
*Cayo Fanduca,
*Cayo Icacos,
*Cayo Jalova,
*Cayo Jalovita,
*Cayo Largo (Puerto Rico), Cayo Largo (Largo Shoals),
*Cayo Lobito,
*Cayo Lobo,
*Cayo Lobos,
*Cayo Maria Langa,
*Cayo Mata - Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Guayanilla municipality,
*Cayo Mata - Salinas, Puerto Rico, Salinas municipality,
*Cayo Mata Seca,
*Cayo Matojo,
*Cayo Morrillo,
*Cayo Norte,
*Cayo Palomas,
*Cayo Parguera,
*Cayo Piñerito,
*Cayo Pirata,
*Cayo Puerca,
*Cayo Ratón,
*Cayo Ratones - Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Fajardo municipality,
*Cayo Real,
*Cayo Rio,
*Cayo Santiago,
*Cayo Sombrerito,
*Cayo Terremoto,
*Cayo Tiburón,
*Cayo Tuna,
*Cayo Verde,
*Cayo Vieques,
*Cayo Yerba,
*Cayo Luis Peña,
*Cayo de Tierra,
*Cayo del Agua,
*Cayo del Agua,
*Cayos Cabezazos,
*Cayos Caribes,
*Cayos de Barca,
*Cayos de Caña Gorda,
*Cayos de Caracoles,
*Cayos de Pájaros,
*Cayos de Ratones,
*Cayos Geniqui,
*El Ancón,
*El Mono,
*Caja de Muertos, Isla Caja de Muertos,
*Gata Islets,
*Culebrita, Isla Culebrita,
*Isla de Cardona,
*Culebra, Puerto Rico, 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 (Puerto Rico), Isla Desecheo, - Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez municipality
*Isla Guachinanga,
*Isla Guayacán,
*Isla La Cancora,
*Isla Magueyes,
*Isla Matei,
*Isla de Mona,
*Isla Mata la Gata,
*Monito Island, Isla Monito,
*Isla Morrillito,
*Isla Palominitos,
*Isla Piedra
*Isla Puerca
*Isla San Juan
*Isla Yallis
*Isletas de Garzas
*Islote de Juan Perez
*Isla de Mona (Puerto Rico), Isla de Mona - Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez municipality
*Isla de Ratones (Ponce, Puerto Rico), Isla de Ratones, Ponce
*Isla de Ratones (Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico), Isla de Ratones (Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Cabo Rojo municipality)
*Isla de Vieques
*Isla Monito (Puerto Rico), Isla Monito - Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 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
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(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,
United States Virgin Islands
There are about 84 islands in the United States Virgin Islands, including: *Barrel of Beef, *Blinders Rocks, *Booby Rock, *Bovoni Cay, *Buck Island Reef National Monument, Buck Island - Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Croix, *Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge, Buck Island - Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas, *Calf Rock, *Capella Islands (United States Virgin Islands), Capella Islands, *Carvel Rock (United States Virgin Islands), Carval Rock or Carvel Rock, *Cas Cay, *Cinnamon Cay, United States Virgin Islands, Cinnamon Cay, *Cockroach Island, *Coculus Rock, *Cololoba Cay, *Congo Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands, Congo Cay, *Cow Rock, *Cricket Rock, *Current Rock, *Dog Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dog Island, *Dog Rocks, *Domkirk Rock, *Dry Rock, *Durloe Cays, *Dut Cheap Cay *Fish Cay, *Flanagan Island, *Flat Cays, *Gorret Rock, *Grass Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands, Grass Cay, *Great Saint James, U.S. Virgin Islands, Great Saint James Island, *Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge, Green CaySaint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Croix, *Green Cay - Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas, *Hans Lollik Island, *Hans Lollik Rock, *Hassel Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hassel Island, *Henley Cay, United States Virgin Islands, Henley Cay, *Inner Brass, U.S. Virgin Islands, Inner Brass Island, *Kalkun Cay, United States Virgin Islands, Kalkun Cay, *Leduck Island, *Limestone Rock, *Hans Lollik Island, Little Hans Lollik Island, *Harvey Island (Saint Croix), *Little Saint James, U.S. Virgin Islands, Little Saint James Island, *Lizard Rocks, *Lovango Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lovango Cay, *Mingo Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands, Mingo Cay, *Outer Brass, U.S. Virgin Islands, Outer Brass Island, *Packet Rock, *Patricia Cay, *Pelican Cay, *Perkins Cay, *Porpoise Rocks, *Protestant Cay, *Ramgoat Cay, United States Virgin Islands, Ramgoat Cay, *Rata Cay, *Rotto Cay, *Rupert Rock, *Ruth Island, *Saba Island, United States Virgin Islands, Saba Island, *Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Croix, *Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint John, *Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas, *Salt Cay, *Saltwater Money Rock, *Sandy Point Rock, *Savana Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Savana Island, *Shark Island, United States Virgin Islands, Shark Island, *Skipper Jacob Rock, *Steven Cay, United States Virgin Islands, Steven Cay, *The Stragglers, *Sula Cay, *Thatch Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands, Thatch Cay, *Triangle Islands, *Trunk Cay, United States Virgin Islands, Trunk Cay, *Turtleback Rock, *Turtledove Cay, United States Virgin Islands, Turtledove Cay, *Two Brothers, *Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Water Island, *Waterlemon Cay, *Welk Rocks, *West Cay, *Whistling Cay, United States Virgin Islands, Whistling Cay, Saint Thomas, Saint Croix, Saint John, and Water Island are the main four United States Virgin Islands. The capital, Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, is on Saint Thomas.Islands of the State of Florida
While not technically part of the Caribbean, the islands of the Florida in theUnited States
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are considered by some to be part of the greater Caribbean Region. Regions of Florida include: South Florida, Southwest Florida, and the Florida Keys.
*Geiger Key,
*Key West,
*Key Largo,
*Stock Island, Florida, Stock Island,
Venezuela
The following islands ofVenezuela
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are in the Caribbean Sea:
*Las Aves archipelago, Archipiélago Las Aves
**Isla La Blanquilla,
*Los Monjes Archipelago, Archipiélago Los Monjes,
*Los Roques archipelago, Archipiélago Los Roques,
*Isla de Aves,
*Coche Island, Isla de Coche,
*Cubagua, Isla de Cubagua,
*Patos Island (Venezuela), Isla de Patos,
*Toas island, Isla de Toas,
*Isla de Zapara.
*La Orchila, Isla La Orchila,
*La Sola Island, Isla La Sola,
*La Tortuga Island, Isla La Tortuga,
*Margarita Island, Isla Margarita,
*Isla San Carlos,
*Islas Los Frailes, Islas los Frailes,
*Caracas Islands, Islas Caracas,
*Los Hermanos Archipelago, Islas los Hermanos,
*Los Testigos Islands, Islas los Testigos,
See also
*List of Caribbean islands by area *List of Caribbean island countries by population *List of metropolitan areas in the West Indies *List of islands in the Caribbean, List of Caribbean islands by political affiliation *List of islands by population density *List of West Indian First-level Subdivisions *Low island (island of coral origin), Coral islandReferences
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