Culpepper Island
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Culpeper Island is a tiny rock (island) in the Atlantic Ocean
close to Bayfield and Ragged Point in Saint Philip, Barbados
.
The island is uninhabited and according to some accounts the island is now overgrown with bush and some coconut
trees.
Due in part to the abundance of vegetation
on Culpepper, some sheep herders in the past have been known to take their sheep out to the island by boat
to graze.
It is quite possible to wade out to Culppeper Island from the mainland during low tide as it is only about 30 meters away, but discretion must be used, as Culpepper is on the turbulent Atlantic Ocean
side of Barbados. Further, the rocky
footing can also be dangerous to walk on. Visitors are well advised to bear in mind that the East Point Lighthouse at this location was built to save ships from the dangers of this same turbulent coastline.
On 12 March 2006 members of the region's indigenous Lokono-Arawak and Karifuna-Carib tribes have attempted to make a claim on Culpepper Island to be their own. They stated that they were descendants of Princess Marian, daughter of the last Hereditary Lokono-Arawak Chief Amorotahe Haubariria (Flying Harpy Eagle) of the Eagle Clan Lokono-Arawaks who is buried in the Westbury Cemetery in Barbados.http://www.pantribalconfederacy.com/confederacy/reclamation/
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
close to Bayfield and Ragged Point in Saint Philip, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
.
The island is uninhabited and according to some accounts the island is now overgrown with bush and some coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
trees.
Due in part to the abundance of vegetation
Vegetation
Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader...
on Culpepper, some sheep herders in the past have been known to take their sheep out to the island by boat
Boat
A boat is a watercraft of any size designed to float or plane, to provide passage across water. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas. However, boats such as the whaleboat were designed to be operated from a ship in an offshore environment. In naval terms, a boat is a...
to graze.
It is quite possible to wade out to Culppeper Island from the mainland during low tide as it is only about 30 meters away, but discretion must be used, as Culpepper is on the turbulent Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
side of Barbados. Further, the rocky
Rocky
Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
footing can also be dangerous to walk on. Visitors are well advised to bear in mind that the East Point Lighthouse at this location was built to save ships from the dangers of this same turbulent coastline.
On 12 March 2006 members of the region's indigenous Lokono-Arawak and Karifuna-Carib tribes have attempted to make a claim on Culpepper Island to be their own. They stated that they were descendants of Princess Marian, daughter of the last Hereditary Lokono-Arawak Chief Amorotahe Haubariria (Flying Harpy Eagle) of the Eagle Clan Lokono-Arawaks who is buried in the Westbury Cemetery in Barbados.http://www.pantribalconfederacy.com/confederacy/reclamation/
External links
- Ragged Point, St. Philip
- Culpepper Island
- Photo of Culpepper Island, By Jon Farmer