Tuesday, June 05, 2007
23 Islands of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean which consists of 23 distinct islands. The following is a list of these islands.
Major islands
Trinidad
Tobago
Bocas Islands
The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth). Locally they are referred to as "Down the Islands".
Chacachacare
Monos
Huevos
Gaspar Grande (Gasparee)
Gasparillo (Little Gasparee or Centipede Island)
Five Islands
The Five Islands are a group of actually six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria. Also known as Las Cotorras.
Caledonia Island
Craig Island (Craig and Caledonia are joined by a narrow reef)
Lenagan Island
Nelson Island
Pelican Island
Rock Island
San Diego Islands
Sometimes referred to simply as the Diego Islands, these two islets lie between the Bocas Islands and the Five Islands.
Cronstadt (Kronstadt)
Carrera (a prison island)
Others in the Gulf of Paria
Farallon (Flat Rock), in San Fernando Harbour
Soldado Rock
North Coast of Trinidad
Saut d'Eau
Off Tobago
Little Tobago (Bird of Paradise Island)
St. Giles Island
Goat Island
Sisters' Rock
Major islands
Trinidad
Tobago
Bocas Islands
The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth). Locally they are referred to as "Down the Islands".
Chacachacare
Monos
Huevos
Gaspar Grande (Gasparee)
Gasparillo (Little Gasparee or Centipede Island)
Five Islands
The Five Islands are a group of actually six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria. Also known as Las Cotorras.
Caledonia Island
Craig Island (Craig and Caledonia are joined by a narrow reef)
Lenagan Island
Nelson Island
Pelican Island
Rock Island
San Diego Islands
Sometimes referred to simply as the Diego Islands, these two islets lie between the Bocas Islands and the Five Islands.
Cronstadt (Kronstadt)
Carrera (a prison island)
Others in the Gulf of Paria
Farallon (Flat Rock), in San Fernando Harbour
Soldado Rock
North Coast of Trinidad
Saut d'Eau
Off Tobago
Little Tobago (Bird of Paradise Island)
St. Giles Island
Goat Island
Sisters' Rock