Islands of Trinidad and Tobago
Encyclopedia
This is a list of islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago
is an archipelagic
republic
in the southern Caribbean
.
(Dragons' Mouth). Locally they are referred to as "Down the Islands".
Major Bocas Islands
Minor Bocas Islands
in the Gulf of Paria
. Also known as Las Cotorras.
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
is an archipelagic
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
republic
Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
in the southern Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
.
Bocas Islands
The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas del DragónBocas del Dragón
The Bocas del Dragón is the name of the series of straits separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea. There are four Bocas, from west to east they are:...
(Dragons' Mouth). Locally they are referred to as "Down the Islands".
Major Bocas Islands
- ChacachacareChacachacareChacachacare is an abandoned island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude. The island is 3.642 km² in area. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón between Trinidad and Venezuela...
- MonosMonosMonos is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón between Trinidad and Venezuela. It is so named as the island was once home to noisy Red Howler Monkeys .-References:...
- HuevosHuevosHuevos is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The island is 1.01 km² in area. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the Bocas del Dragón between Trinidad and Venezuela.-Places:...
- Gaspar GrandeGaspar GrandeGaspar Grande or Gasparee is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago named for Gaspar de Percín. The island is 1.29 km² in area and lies west of Port of Spain...
(Gasparee)
Minor Bocas Islands
- Gasparillo IslandGasparillo IslandGasparillo is a small island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands" , which lie in the Bocas del Dragón between the main island of Trinidad and Venezuela...
(Little Gasparee or Centipede Island)
Five Islands
The Five Islands are a group of actually six small islands lying west of Port of SpainPort of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
in the Gulf of Paria
Gulf of Paria
The Gulf of Paria is a shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. This sheltered body of water is considered to be one of the best natural harbours on the Atlantic coast of the Americas...
. Also known as Las Cotorras.
- Caledonia IslandCaledonia IslandCaledonia Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of "The Five Islands" group of six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
- Craig IslandCraig IslandCraig Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of “The Five Islands” group of six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria. Craig Island is joined to Caledonia Island by a small causeway.-See also:...
(Craig and Caledonia are joined by a man made causewayCausewayIn modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated, usually across a broad body of water or wetland.- Etymology :When first used, the word appeared in a form such as “causey way” making clear its derivation from the earlier form “causey”. This word seems to have come from the same source by...
) - Lenagan IslandLenagan IslandLenagan Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of “The Five Islands” group of six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
- Nelson IslandNelson Island, Trinidad and TobagoNelson Island, Trinidad and Tobago is one of the Five Islands which lie west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria.Nelson Island is famous as the disembarkation point and quarantine station for indentured immigrants to Trinidad and Tobago in the nineteenth and early twentieth century...
- Pelican IslandPelican Island (Trinidad and Tobago)Pelican Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of “The Five Islands” group of six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
- Rock IslandRock Island (Trinidad and Tobago)Rock Island is a small island in Trinidad and Tobago, part of the Five Islands group of islands. It is located in the Gulf of Paria, approximately 2 kilometres off the main island of Trinidad from Point Gourde...
San Diego Islands
Sometimes referred to simply as the Diego Islands, these two islets lie between the Bocas Islands and the Five Islands.- CronstadtCronstadt IslandCronstadt Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. One of the "San Diego Islands", it is an islet in the Gulf of Paria that lies between the “Bocas Islands” and “The Five Islands”.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
(Kronstadt) - CarreraCarrera IslandCarrera Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is an islet in the Gulf of Paria that lies between the “Bocas Islands” and “The Five Islands”, and is a prison island.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
(a prisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
island)
Others in the Gulf of Paria
- Faralon RockFaralon RockFaralon Rock is a small island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the Gulf of Paria just off the coast of San Fernando.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
, off San FernandoSan Fernando, Trinidad and TobagoThe City of San Fernando with a population of 55,419 according to the 2000 census, is the larger of Trinidad and Tobago's two cities and the second largest municipality after Chaguanas. It occupies 18 km² and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad... - Soldado RockSoldado RockSoldado Rock is a small island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the Gulf of Paria.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
Off Tobago
- Little TobagoLittle Tobago250px|thumb|right|Looking across to [[Saint Giles Island|St. Giles Island]] from Little TobagoLittle Tobago is a small island off the northeastern coast of Tobago, and part of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago...
(Bird of Paradise Island) - St. Giles IslandSaint Giles IslandThe St Giles Island is a small island off the northeast tip of Tobago. It is the northernmost point in Trinidad and Tobago.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
- Goat IslandGoat Island, Trinidad and TobagoGoat Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located off the coast of Speyside, between Tobago and Little Tobago.Some sources say Goat Island is the former home and retreat of Ian Fleming, the author and creator of the James Bond series. An article which appeared in...
- Sisters' RockSisters' RockSisters’ Rock is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located off the coast of Tobago.-See also:* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago...
See also
- List of islands in the Caribbean
- Geography of Trinidad and TobagoGeography of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela. They are southeasterly islands of the Lesser Antille, Monos, Huevos, Gaspar Grande , Little Tobago, and St. Giles Island. Trinidad is off the...
- Republic of Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...