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
★ Faralon Rock,
off San Fernando
★ Soldado Rock
North Coast of Trinidad
★ Saut d'Eau
Off Tobago
★
Little Tobago (Bird of Paradise Island)
★
St. Giles Island
★ Goat Island
★ Sisters' Rock
Links
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