Frenchman's Cay is an
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An isla ...
of the
British Virgin Islands
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in 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 ...
. It is located southeast from
Great Thatch and is located just east of
Little Thatch by a distance of approximately . Frenchman's Cay is connected to the main island of
Tortola
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by a very short bridge to Tortola's West end. This
cay is approximately long and about wide. Frenchman's Cay has a number of houses, two restaurants, a marina, and a hotel on it. The hotel is called Frenchman's Hotel and is actually a resort complex on the island.
Islands of the British Virgin Islands
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