Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea , with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba , Hispaniola , Jamaica and Puerto Rico . Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a rock or reef.
The Caribbean Sea Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state. Islands with coordinates can be seen on the map linked to the right.
There are 54 islands in Antigua and Barbuda . There are three main islands, the two populated islands (Antigua and Barbuda) and Redonda . There are 51 off-shore islands. The islands of the country of Antigua and Barbuda include:[1] [2] [3]
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Great Blue Hole , Lighthouse ReefThere are about 180 islands in Belize . Some of the larger islands of Belize in the Caribbean Sea include:[5]
Turneffe Atoll (Turneffe Islands), 116 km 2 (45 sq mi) , 17°20′00″N 87°52′00″W Ambergris Group, 76.8 km 2 (29.7 sq mi) , 18°02′51″N 87°55′22″W
Douglas Cay, 65 km 2 (25 sq mi) , 17°20′00″N 87°55′00″W
Drowned Cays, 20.2 km 2 (7.8 sq mi) , 17°28′05″N 88°04′48″W
Hick's Cayes , 10.5 km 2 (4.1 sq mi) , 17°39′34″N 88°09′31″W Lighthouse Reef , 17°18′N 87°33′W
Several Departments of Colombia include islands in the Caribbean area.[6]
Rosario Islands Islands of the Bolívar Department of Colombia include:[6]
Rosario Islands (Islas del Rosario), 10°10′00″N 75°46′00″W Fuerte Island , 9°23′13″N 76°10′52″W Tierra Bomba Island (Isla Tierra Bomba), 10°21′22″N 75°34′20″W Isla Barú , 10°12′58″N 75°36′01″W Isla de la Manga, 10°24′44″N 75°32′08″W
Isla Diablo, 10°23′52″N 75°31′37″W
Isla de Manzanillo, 10°23′00″N 75°32′00″W
Isla Maparadita, 10°22′00″N 75°30′47″W
Isla Cocosolo, 10°21′01″N 75°30′50″W
Isla Brujas, 10°19′59″N 75°30′49″W
Isla Abanico, 10°18′26″N 75°34′44″W
Islas de San Andrés y Providencia Islands in the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina include:[6]
Acuario Cay (Cayo Rosa), 12°33′00″N 81°41′00″W
Alice Shoal (submerged reef), 16°05′N 79°22′W Bajo Nuevo Bank , 15°53′N 78°38′W Bayley Islet (Cayo Bayley), 13°21′N 81°21′W
Basalt Islet
Brothers Cay (Cayos Hermanos), 13°21′N 81°21′W
Crab Cay (Cayo Congrejo), 13°22′00″N 81°21′00″W
Cayos de Albuquerque, 12°10′01″N 81°51′31″W
Córdoba Cay (also known as Haynes Cay), 12°33′05″N 81°41′17″W
Easy Cay
Grunt Cay
Cayos de Este Sudeste, 12°25′14″N 81°28′37″W Bolívar Cay (also known as Courtown or West Cay)
East Cay
Palm Cay
Isla de Providencia , 13°21′10″N 81°22′27″W Quita Sueño Bank , 14°19′N 81°10′W Rocky Cay, 12°32′30″N 81°42′07″W
Roncador Bank , 13°34′N 80°04′W Roncador Cay , 13°32′N 80°03′W San Andrés Island , 12°35′N 81°42′W Santa Catalina Island , 13°23′18″N 81°22′25″W Santander Cay (also known as Cotton Cay )
Serrana Bank , 14°20′N 80°20′W Serranilla Bank , 15°50′N 79°50′W Sucre Islet (also known as Johnny Cay)
Sucre Department
Islands in the Sucre Department include the following islands in the Archipelago of San Bernardo :[6]
Archipelago of San Bernardo.
Bóqueron Island Cabruna Island (Isla Cabruna), 9°44′32″N 75°41′05″W Ceycén Island (Isla Ceycen), 9°41′39″N 75°51′16″W Mangle Island , 9°45′50″N 75°47′18″W Maravilla Island (Isla Maravilla), 9°44′58″N 75°52′48″W Múcura Island (Isla Múcura ), 9°46′52″N 75°52′20″W Palma Island (Isla Palma), 9°44′38″N 75°49′02″W Panda Island , 9°44′40″N 75°49′07″W Salamanquilla Island, 9°44′10″N 75°44′54″W [7]
San Barnardo Island, 9°41′40″N 75°42′12″W
Santa Cruz del Islote , 9°47′09″N 75°51′33″W Tintipán Island , 9°47′38″N 75°50′35″W
Isla Uvita, Costa Rica There are about 79 islands in Costa Rica .[8]
Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean
Cuba consists of over 4,000 islands and cays surrounding the country's main island, many of which make up archipelagos . Off the south coast are two main archipelagos, Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos Archipelago . The Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago runs along the northern coast and contains roughly 2,517 cays and islands.[9] Colorados Archipelago is located off the north-western coast. The following islands are some of the major islands in the island country Cuba :[10]
Dominica is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea with the Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique to the south. The island nation of Dominica with a total area of 750 km 2 (290 sq mi) includes two small, off-shore islands and one disputed island:[11] [12]
There are about 73 islands in the Dominican Republic , including the following islands:[13]
The following sections show the islands of French departments in the Caribbean.
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre , Grande-Terre , Marie-Galante , La Désirade , and the two inhabited islands in the Îles des Saintes —as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings.[14] [15]
Baleine du Sud (Îles de la Petite Terre ), 16°10′19″N 61°06′42″W
Basse-Terre , 16°08′58″N 61°40′41″W Grand Îlet
Grand Îlet (Îles des Saintes ), 15°51′22″N 61°36′38″W
Grande-Terre , 16°19′03″N 61°25′43″W Îlet à Cabrit (Îles des Saintes), 15°52′31″N 61°35′41″W
Îlet à Caret, 16°21′23″N 61°37′39″W
Îlet à Christophe (Guadeloupe island), 16°17′40″N 61°34′11″W
Îlet à Colas (Guadeloupe island), 16°20′47″N 61°34′27″W
Îlet à Fajou (Guadeloupe island), 16°20′59″N 61°35′11″W
Îlet à Kahouanne (Guadeloupe island), 16°22′01″N 61°46′47″W
Îlet Blanc (Guadeloupe island), 16°20′53″N 61°41′17″W
Îlet Boissard (Guadeloupe island), 16°13′20″N 61°33′08″W
Îlet Brument (Guadeloupe island)
Îlet Crabière (Guadeloupe island), 16°19′19″N 61°40′13″W
Îlet de Terre-de-Bas (Îles de la Petite Terre, la Désirade), 15°51′22″N 61°38′05″W
Îlet de Terre-de-Haut (Îles de la Petite Terre, la Désirade), 15°52′00″N 61°35′00″W
Îlet de Vieux Fort (Marie-Galante), 15°59′47″N 61°18′20″W
Îlet du Gosier (Guadeloupe island), 16°11′56″N 61°29′29″W
Îlet Duberran (Guadeloupe island), 16°20′57″N 61°30′30″W
Îlet Feuille (Guadeloupe island), 16°13′45″N 61°33′22″W
Îlet Fortune (Guadeloupe island), 16°09′01″N 61°33′42″W
Îlet Frégate de Haut (Guadeloupe island)
Îlet Macou (Guadeloupe island), 16°20′59″N 61°31′38″W
Îlet Mangue à Laurette (Guadeloupe island), 16°19′22″N 61°38′14″W
Îlets de Carénage (Guadeloupe island), 16°20′00″N 61°40′00″W
Îlets de Pigeon (Guadeloupe island)
La Biche (Guadeloupe island), 16°20′12″N 61°39′05″W
La Coche (Îles des Saintes), 15°50′11″N 61°36′34″W
La Désirade , 16°19′06″N 61°03′07″W La Redonde (Îles des Saintes), 15°51′04″N 61°35′32″W
Le Pâté (Îles des Saintes), 15°52′19″N 61°37′39″W Les Augustins (Îles des Saintes)
Marie-Galante , 15°56′09″N 61°16′14″W Terre-de-Bas (Îles des Saintes), 16°10′12″N 61°07′08″W Terre-de-Haut (Îles des Saintes), 16°10′38″N 61°06′28″W Tête à l'Anglais (Guadeloupe island)
Martinique
Diamond Rock and the Sleeping Woman, the defining landscape of the southwest peninsula of Martinique
There are about 46 islands in Martinique , including the following:[16]
Îlet aux Rats (Bats Island), 14°41′02″N 60°53′56″W
Caye Pinsonelle, 14°37′00″N 60°50′00″W
Diamond Rock , 14°26′36″N 61°02′21″W Petit Îlet Duprey, 14°27′44″N 60°53′10″W
Gros Îlet (Îlet Mandoline), 14°37′55″N 60°53′14″W Îlet Chancel, 14°41′38″N 60°53′20″W
Île Petite Grenade , 14°34′05″N 60°50′09″W Îlet à Eaux Rats (Rocks), 14°41′02″N 60°53′56″W Îlet à Ramiers , 14°32′39″N 61°04′44″W Îlet à Toiroux (Îlet Poirier), 14°24′39″N 60°49′58″W Îlet Aux Rats , 14°41′02″N 60°53′56″W Îlet Baude , 14°27′03″N 60°52′30″W Îlet Boisseau (Îlet des Chardons), 14°40′26″N 60°52′49″W Îlet Cabrits , 14°23′26″N 60°52′04″W Îlet Chancel (Ilet Ramville), 14°41′38″N 60°53′20″W
Ilet Chevalier (Ilet Lezard), 14°25′49″N 60°49′39″W
Ilet De La Rose (Îlet Madame ), 14°40′13″N 60°52′58″W
Îlet Du Galion , 14°43′51″N 60°55′59″W Îlet Duquesnay , 14°27′32″N 60°53′07″W Îlet du Trésor , 14°45′24″N 60°52′45″W Ilet Fregate, 14°36′22″N 60°51′50″W
Îlet Hardy , 14°25′01″N 60°49′55″W Îlet La Perle , 14°50′31″N 61°13′40″W Îlet Lapin , 14°46′35″N 60°52′30″W Îlet Lavigne (Gros Îlet), 14°37′55″N 60°53′14″W Îlet Long , 14°36′43″N 60°51′18″W Îlet Métrente , 14°37′07″N 60°51′49″W Îlet Oscar (Bonchard), 14°37′39″N 60°51′11″W
Îlet Pelé , 14°36′54″N 60°50′55″W Îlet Petit Piton (Rocher de la Grotte), 14°41′04″N 60°52′49″W Ilet Petit Vincent, 14°41′16″N 60°55′14″W
Îlet Petite Martinique , 14°41′08″N 60°54′35″W Îlet Ragot (Îlet de la Grotte, Ilet Duchamp), 14°41′16″N 60°53′00″W Îlet Saint Aubin , 14°46′21″N 60°57′49″W Îlet Sainte-Marie , 14°47′16″N 60°59′21″W Îlet Tartane , 14°45′53″N 60°55′21″W Îlet Thierry , 14°37′32″N 60°50′53″W Ilets Aux Chiens, 14°26′43″N 60°48′59″W
Les Trois Ilets, 14°32′39″N 61°02′07″W
Martinique , 14°39′46″N 61°00′15″W Petit Îlet , 14°33′02″N 61°00′13″W Petit Ilet Duprey, 14°27′44″N 60°53′10″W
Sugarloaf Rock, 14°48′38″N 61°00′27″W
Table du Diable , 14°46′31″N 60°52′20″W Trou Terre Island, 14°41′06″N 60°56′07″W
View of St. Barthélemy
There are 18 islands in Saint Barthélemy , including the following:[17]
Île de Boulanger, 17°57′23″N 62°52′04″W
La Chaloupe, 17°52′40″N 62°50′12″W
Île Chevreau, 17°56′01″N 62°51′03″W
Île Coco, 17°52′28″N 62°48′46″W
Île Fourche (Île Fourchue), 17°57′30″N 62°54′13″W Île Frégate, 17°56′22″N 62°50′01″W
Îles des Grenadins (Rock), 17°55′26″N 62°47′43″W
Les Gros Îlets, 17°53′59″N 62°51′38″W
Île du Pain de sucre, 17°53′49″N 62°52′35″W
Île Pelé, 17°57′21″N 62°52′24″W
La Petite Islette, 17°57′24″N 62°54′39″W
Île de la Pointe, 17°55′13″N 62°52′34″W
Roche le Boeuf, 17°55′48″N 62°53′42″W
Roche Plate, 17°58′25″N 62°55′34″W [18]
Saint Barthélemy (also Saint Barts ), 17°53′49″N 62°49′50″W Île Toc Vers, 17°56′34″N 62°49′06″W
Îlet au Vent, 17°57′25″N 62°53′48″W
La Tortue, 17°55′10″N 62°47′52″W
Grenada, Carriacou, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines There are over 600 islands and islets in Grenada and the Grenadines . The notable islands in Grenada include:[19] [20]
Calivigny Island , 11°59′40″N 61°43′35″W Caille Island , 12°17′15″N 61°34′53″W Carriacou , 12°28′24″N 61°27′15″W Diamond Island , 12°19′40″N 61°34′59″W Fota Island, 12°30′53″N 61°23′59″W
Frigate Island , 12°24′51″N 61°28′39″W Glover Island (Ramier Island), 11°59′13″N 61°47′11″W Green Island, 12°13′44″N 61°35′41″W
Grenada , 12°07′01″N 61°40′43″W Hog Island, 12°00′00″N 61°44′17″W
Hope Island (Bacolet Island), 12°04′10″N 61°37′23″W
Jack Adam Island, 12°29′44″N 61°28′01″W
Large Island , 12°24′21″N 61°29′19″W Levera Island (Sugar Loaf Island), 12°13′48″N 61°36′22″W Mabouya Island, 12°29′11″N 61°29′34″W
Marquis Island (Soubisse Island), 12°05′59″N 61°37′04″W
Mushroom Island, 12°25′54″N 61°29′36″W
Pearls Rock, 12°09′13″N 61°35′54″W
Petite Dominique, 12°30′30″N 61°24′07″W
Petite Martinique , 12°31′08″N 61°23′06″W Carriacou and Petite Martinique , 12°31′08″N 61°23′06″W Ronde Island , 12°18′15″N 61°35′09″W Saline Island , 12°25′50″N 61°28′20″W Sandy Island, 12°13′20″N 61°35′10″W
White Island, 12°26′03″N 61°28′53″W
Caye Sable with a population of 250 in 0.16 hectares. The most densely populated island in the world is Ilet a Brouee in Haiti, at 500 persons in its area of .004 km 2 (0.0015 sq mi) . There are about 59 islands in Haiti , including the following:[21] [22]
Guanja There are at least 99 islands in Honduras , including the following Caribbean islands:[29]
There are about 49 islands in the island nation of Jamaica , including the following islands:[30]
Bajo Nuevo Bank (uninhabited), 18°00′00″N 78°05′00″W Great Goat Island , 17°52′13″N 77°03′03″W Jamaica , 18°10′38″N 77°22′16″W Lime Cay , 17°55′06″N 76°49′11″W Little Goat Island , 17°53′07″N 77°04′02″W Morant Cays , 17°24′00″N 75°59′00″W Navy Island , 18°11′13″N 76°27′10″W Pedro Cays , 17°00′00″N 77°50′00″W Port Royal Cays (uninhabited), 17°53′50″N 76°48′03″W Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort & Offshore Island , 18°30′01″N 77°55′23″W
The Antillean islands in the island countries (Aruba , Curaçao , Sint Maarten ) and special municipalities (Bonaire , Sint Eustatius , and Saba ) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are listed below. Collectively, these islands were formerly considered the Netherlands Antilles , and still are often referenced as the Dutch Caribbean .
Aruba
There are at least five islands in Aruba :[31]
There are at least seven islands in Curaçao , including:[32]
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten Map There are ten total islands of Sint Maarten , including:[33]
Saint Martin (southern part), 18°02′30″N 63°04′00″W Cow and Calf Island , 18°01′22″N 63°00′44″W Guana Key of Pelikan (Guana Cay), 18°01′05″N 63°01′09″W [34] Hen and Chicken , 18°N 63°W [34] Little Key , 18°03′02″N 63°06′35″W [34] Mal Aborder, 18°1′0″N 63°0′0″W [34]
Mollibeday Rots (Molly Beday Rock), 18°01′26″N 62°59′58″W [34] [7]
Mona Island, 18°02′00″N 63°07′00″W
Pelikan Rock, Sint Maarten (Pelican Island), 18°01′49″N 63°05′54″W [34] Pond Island, 18°01′52″N 63°02′41″W
Snoopy Island, 18°02′10″N 63°05′27″W
For islands on the French side of Saint Martin, see §Collectivity of Saint Martin .
Caribbean Netherlands
Satellite image of Bonaire and the small island of Klein Bonaire Map of Saba from the Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië 1914–1917
There are several islands of Mexico on the Caribbean Sea, including:[35]
Aerial view of Corn Island There are over 150 islands in Nicaragua , including the following islands in the Caribbean Sea:[36]
There are several hundreds of islands in Panama , including the following islands in the Caribbean:[37]
Isla Bastimentos , 9°18′00″N 82°08′00″W Cayos Zapatilla , 9°15′N 82°2′W Isla Carenero , 9°20′46″N 82°13′54″W Isla Cayo Agua , 9°09′00″N 82°02′08″W Isla Colón , 9°23′47″N 82°16′25″W Isla Cristóbal , 9°21′N 82°14′W Isla Popa , 9°10′46″N 82°07′29″W Isla Solarte , 9°18′45″N 82°11′19″W Isla Escudo de Veraguas , 9°05′49″N 81°33′29″W Galeta Island , 9°24.14′N 79°52.33′W Isla Cabra , 9°37′31″N 79°34′41″W Isla Grande , 9°38′02″N 79°33′45″W Corazón de Jesús , 9°26′45″N 78°34′58″W Narganá , 9°26′39″N 78°35′06″W Soledad Miria , 9°26′42″N 78°53′59.63″W
A view of Nevis from the southeastern peninsula of Saint Kitts
There are about 20 islands in Saint Kitts and Nevis , including:[38]
There are 15 islands in Saint Lucia , including:[39]
Barrel o' Beef Burgot Rocks Dennery Island , 13°54′32″N 60°53′03″W Des Bateaux Island , 13°55′01″N 60°52′44″W Fous Island , 14°04′55″N 60°54′23″W Frigate Island , 13°52′46″N 60°53′00″W L'Islet a Ramier Liverpool Rocks Maria Islands , 13°43′33″N 60°55′52″W Pigeon Island , 14°05′34″N 60°57′53″W Praslin Island , 13°52′31″N 60°53′23″W Rat Island , 14°02′01″N 60°58′54″W Rouche Island , 13°57′12″N 60°52′28″W Saint Lucia , 13°54′17″N 60°58′05″W Scorpion Island , 13°45′56″N 60°55′22″W
Tobago Cayes Union Island International Airport There are about 49 islands in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , including:[40]
All Awash Island , 12°55′06″N 61°08′24″W Baliceaux Island , 12°56′52″N 61°08′43″W Bequia , 13°00′35″N 61°13′45″W Bettowia (Battowia), 12°57′44″N 61°07′51″W Black Rock Brooks Rocks
Bullet Cay, 12°58′00″N 61°07′39″W
Cactus Cay Canouan Baleine Canouan Island , 12°42′58″N 61°19′33″W Catholic Island , 12°39′39″N 61°24′05″W Chateaubelair Islet , 13°17′53″N 61°14′49″W Church Cay , 12°57′16″N 61°08′04″W Cow And Calves Islands Dike Island, 13°08′00″N 61°12′54″W
Double Rock
Dove Cay, 12°41′23″N 61°21′03″W
Dove Island, 13°08′05″N 61°12′21″W
Ellen Rock
Fort Duvernette Island (Duvernette Islet), 13°08′00″N 61°13′00″W Frigate Island, 12°34′48″N 61°26′12″W
L'Islot, 12°41′34″N 61°20′56″W
Litte Savan , 12°48′11″N 61°12′57″W Mayreau , 12°38′25″N 61°23′29″W Middle Cay (St. Elairs Cay), 12°58′50″N 61°14′28″W
Milligan Cay , 13°07′32″N 61°09′52″W Mopion Islet
Mustique , 12°52′38″N 61°10′59″W Palm Island (Prune Island), 12°35′10″N 61°23′50″W Pelican Cay
Petit Canouan , 12°47′32″N 61°16′47″W Petit Cay, 12°50′50″N 61°11′52″W
Petit Mustique , 12°50′20″N 61°11′40″W Petit Nevis , 12°58′25″N 61°14′36″W Petit Saint Vincent , 12°32′14″N 61°23′01″W Petit Tabac
Pigeon Island , 12°56′50″N 61°16′29″W Pillories
Punaise
Isle à Quatre , 12°57′17″N 61°15′19″W Rabbit Island, 12°52′00″N 61°10′30″W
Red Island, 12°36′06″N 61°24′31″W
Saint Elairs Cay , 12°58′50″N 61°14′28″W Saint Vincent , 13°15′13″N 61°11′03″W Sand Cay
Savan , 12°48′25″N 61°12′38″W Savan Rock (Little Savan), 12°48′11″N 61°12′57″W Semplars Cay
Tobago Cays , 12°38′02″N 61°21′26″W Syrup Cay
Union Island , 12°36′03″N 61°26′08″W West Cay
Wilks Island
Young Island, 13°07′50″N 61°12′10″W
The following is a list of islands of current island nations of the British Overseas Territories that are in the Caribbean.
Anguilla
There are about 19 islands in Anguilla , including:[41]
Anguillita , 18°12′55″N 63°02′55″W Dog Island , 18°16′38″N 63°15′12″W East Cay , 18°17′06″N 63°14′11″W Little Island , 18°14′20″N 62°58′49″W Little Scrub Island , 18°17′51″N 62°57′20″W Mid Cay , 18°17′13″N 63°15′40″W North Cay Prickly Pear Cays , 18°16′00″N 63°11′00″W Rabbit Island Sandy Island , 18°12′44″N 63°07′06″W Scilly Cay , 18°15′37″N 63°00′07″W Scrub Island , 18°17′26″N 62°56′32″W Seal Island , 18°16′06″N 63°08′55″W Sombrero (Hat Island), 18°35′24″N 63°25′33″W South Weneger Island West Cay , 18°16′38″N 63°16′30″W
British Virgin Islands
Map of British Virgin Islands There are about 51 islands in the British Virgin Islands (16 inhabited), including:[42] [43]
Anegada , 18°43′53″N 64°19′43″W Beef Island , 18°26′30″N 64°31′47″W Bellamy Cay , 18°26′53″N 64°31′58″W Broken Jerusalem (Rocks), 18°24′32″N 64°27′17″W Buck Island , 18°25′27″N 64°33′30″W Carvel Rock , 18°18′32″N 64°37′42″W Cockroach Island , 18°29′41″N 64°27′49″W Cooper Island , 18°22′43″N 64°30′36″W Dead Chest , 18°21′56″N 64°33′47″W East Seal Dog Island , 18.50671°N 64.43241°W / 18.50671; -64.43241 (East Seal Dog )Eustatia Island , 18°30′38″N 64°21′30″W Fallen Jerusalem Island , 18°25′04″N 64°27′04″W Frenchman's Cay , 18°22′59″N 64°41′58″W George Dog Island , 18°29′33″N 64°27′25″W Ginger Island , 18°23′18″N 64°28′39″W Great Camanoe , 18°43′40″N 64°19′43″W Great Dog Island , 18°28′56″N 64°27′25″W Great Thatch , 18°23′10″N 64°44′22″W Great Tobago Island , 18°26′43″N 64°49′30″W Green Cay , 18°27′13″N 64°42′31″W Guana Island , 18°28′26″N 64°34′01″W Jost Van Dyke , 18°26′55″N 64°44′37″W Little Camanoe , 18°27′29″N 64°32′34″W Little Jost Van Dyke , 18°27′16″N 64°43′14″W Little Seal Dog Island Little Thatch , 18°22′54″N 64°42′52″W Marina Cay , 18°27′40″N 64°31′31″W Mosquito Island , 18°30′38″N 64°23′40″W Mosquito Rock, 18°31′03″N 64°23′20″W
Nanny Cay (land-tied),18°23′56″N 64°38′02″W Necker Island , 18°31′37″N 64°21′30″W Norman Island , 18°19′05″N 64°36′33″W Pelican Island , 18°19′58″N 64°37′33″W Peter Island , 18°21′15″N 64°34′44″W Prickly Pear Island , 18°30′26″N 64°22′04″W Red Rock , 18°26′11″N 64°33′36″W Round Rock , 18°23′55″N 64°27′28″W Saba Rock , 18°30′11″N 64°21′28″W Salt Island , 18°22′21″N 64°31′37″W Sandy Cay , 18°26′10″N 64°42′35″W Sandy Spit , 18°26′59″N 64°42′32″W Scrub Island , 18°28′06″N 64°30′45″W Tortola (largest island), 18°26′12″N 64°37′07″W The Indians (rock), 18°19′57″N 64°37′44″W Virgin Gorda , 18°27′43″N 64°25′35″W West Seal Dog Island, 18°30′24″N 64°26′05″W
West Dog Island , 18°28′58″N 64°28′22″W Whale Rocks , 18°26′11″N 64°31′41″W
Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman Island from space The following are the islands of the Cayman Islands :[44]
Montserrat
Aftermath in town of Plymouth in 1997 of volcanic eruption that began on Montserrat in 1995 There are only a few islands in Montserrat , including:[45]
Turks and Caicos Islands
The British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands is located in the Lucayan Archipelago , the portion of the Caribbean region in the North Atlantic Ocean rather than in or bordering the Caribbean Sea . There are about 75 islands and land-tied islands in Turks and Caicos Islands , including the following notable islands:[46]
Big Ambergris Cay , 21°18′09″N 71°37′57″W Bird Island (Pear Cay), 21°22′22″N 71°05′22″W East Caicos , 21°41′04″N 71°30′28″W Grand Turk , 21°28′07″N 71°08′21″W Little Ambergris Cay , 21°17′49″N 71°41′38″W Mangrove Cay , 21°49′27″N 72°08′30″W Middle Caicos , 21°47′51″N 71°43′40″W North Caicos , 21°54′18″N 71°57′19″W Parrot Cay , 21°55′10″N 72°03′34″W Pear Cay , 21°11′00″N 71°41′00″W Providenciales Island , 21°46′50″N 72°14′44″W Salt Cay, 21°19′36″N 71°12′22″W
South Caicos , 21°30′28″N 71°31′14″W West Caicos, 21°40′17″N 72°27′22″W
The following are disputed islands of the United States in the Caribbean:
The following sections show islands of island territories of the United States in the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico
There are about 142 islands in Puerto Rico , including:[47]
Alcarraza , 18°21′40″N 65°22′09″W Bajo Evelyn (Evelyn Shoal), 18°09′14″N 65°44′31″W
Cabeza de Perro, 18°14′54″N 65°34′40″W
Cayo Ahogado, 18°19′21″N 65°37′10″W
Cayo Alfeñique, 17°55′37″N 66°21′07″W
Cayo Algodones, 18°11′34″N 65°41′01″W
Cayo Arenas, 17°57′35″N 66°40′27″W
Cayo Ballena, 18°20′51″N 65°14′13″W
Cayo Batata , 18°06′56″N 65°46′17″W Cayo Bayo, 17°58′17″N 67°03′40″W
Cayo Berberia, 17°55′43″N 66°27′25″W
Cayo Botella, 18°19′30″N 65°14′27″W
Cayo Cabritas, 18°13′15″N 65°36′06″W
Cayo Caracoles, 17°57′36″N 67°02′18″W
Cayo Caribe, 17°58′12″N 66°43′58″W
Cayo Chiva, 18°06′21″N 65°24′58″W
Cayo Collado, 17°57′45″N 67°02′08″W
Cayo Corral, 17°56′09″N 67°01′10″W
Cayo Diablo, Fajardo, 18°21′45″N 65°31′53″W
Cayo Diable, Vieques, 18°07′20″N 65°18′29″W
Cayo Don Luis, 17°56′38″N 66°58′18″W
Cayo Enrique, 17°57′12″N 67°02′48″W
Cayo Fanduca, 18°05′13″N 67°12′54″W
Cayo Icacos, 18°23′11″N 65°35′20″W
Cayo Jalova, 18°07′07″N 65°21′32″W
Cayo Jalovita, 18°06′57″N 65°21′17″W
Cayo Largo (Largo Shoals), 18°18′55″N 65°34′43″W Cayo Lobito, 18°20′03″N 65°23′34″W
Cayo Lobo, 18°19′28″N 65°22′39″W
Cayo Lobos, 18°22′39″N 65°34′12″W
Cayo Maria Langa, 17°57′56″N 66°45′01″W
Cayo Mata - Guayanilla municipality , 17°59′21″N 66°45′49″W
Cayo Mata - Salinas municipality , 17°57′11″N 66°17′40″W
Cayo Mata Seca, 17°57′40″N 67°00′34″W
Cayo Matojo, 18°20′11″N 65°17′24″W
Cayo Morrillo, 17°55′37″N 66°16′23″W
Cayo Norte , 18°20′13″N 65°15′24″W Cayo Palomas, 17°58′29″N 66°44′56″W
Cayo Parguera, 17°58′43″N 66°43′03″W
Cayo Piñerito, 18°14′42″N 65°35′41″W
Cayo Pirata, 18°18′23″N 65°17′44″W
Cayo Puerca, 17°55′46″N 66°14′13″W
Cayo Ratón, 18°18′51″N 65°21′12″W
Cayo Ratones - Fajardo municipality , 18°22′57″N 65°34′49″W
Cayo Real, 18°05′19″N 65°28′22″W
Cayo Rio, 17°58′57″N 66°44′17″W
Cayo Santiago , 18°09′23″N 65°44′03″W Cayo Sombrerito, 18°20′16″N 65°14′44″W
Cayo Terremoto, 17°55′48″N 66°58′21″W
Cayo Tiburón, 18°20′42″N 65°14′17″W
Cayo Tuna, 18°20′15″N 65°23′35″W
Cayo Verde, 18°18′25″N 65°17′26″W
Cayo Vieques, 18°07′41″N 65°26′01″W
Cayo Yerba, 18°19′08″N 65°21′14″W
Cayo Luis Peña , 18°18′23″N 65°19′59″W Cayo de Tierra, 18°05′20″N 65°28′02″W
Cayo del Agua, 18°18′40″N 65°20′51″W
Cayo del Agua, 18°18′43″N 65°20′52″W
Cayos Cabezazos, 17°55′18″N 66°22′59″W
Cayos Caribes, 17°55′38″N 66°12′44″W
Cayos de Barca, 17°54′59″N 66°14′23″W
Cayos de Caña Gorda , 17°56′32″N 66°52′17″W Cayos de Caracoles, 17°55′42″N 66°21′59″W
Cayos de Pájaros, 17°55′24″N 66°15′40″W
Cayos de Ratones, 17°56′06″N 66°17′34″W
Cayos Geniqui, 18°20′18″N 65°13′54″W
El Ancón, 18°21′06″N 65°20′35″W
El Mono, 18°19′04″N 65°22′06″W
Isla Caja de Muertos , 17°53′41″N 66°31′12″W Gata Islets, 17°58′00″N 66°37′00″W
Isla Culebrita , 18°18′53″N 65°13′44″W Isla de Cardona, 17°57′26″N 66°38′06″W
Isla de Culebra , 18°18′53″N 65°16′59″W Isla del Erio
Isla Cabras, 18°12′44″N 65°36′09″W
Isla Chiva, 18°06′26″N 65°23′03″W
Isla Cueva, 17°57′44″N 67°04′49″W
Isla de Cerro Gordo, 18°29′11″N 66°20′56″W
Isla de Cabras , 18°12′44″N 65°36′09″W Isla de las Palomas, 17°58′29″N 66°44′56″W
Isla de Ramos, 18°18′46″N 65°36′35″W
Isla Desecheo , 18°23′20″N 67°28′30″W Mayagüez municipality Isla Guachinanga, 18°25′48″N 66°02′08″W
Isla Guayacán, 17°57′27″N 67°05′25″W
Isla La Cancora, 18°27′57″N 65°59′51″W
Isla Magueyes, 17°58′08″N 67°02′39″W
Isla Matei, 17°58′04″N 67°00′28″W
Isla de Mona, 18°04′53″N 67°53′29″W
Isla Mata la Gata , 17°57′36.0″N 67°02′17.7″W Isla Monito , 18°09′41″N 67°56′59″W Isla Morrillito, 17°52′56″N 66°32′00″W
Isla Palominitos, 18°20′20″N 65°34′02″W
Isla Piedra
Isla Puerca
Isla San Juan
Isla Yallis
Isletas de Garzas
Islote de Juan Perez
Isla de Mona - Mayagüez municipality Isla de Ratones , PonceIsla de Ratones (Cabo Rojo municipality )Isla de Vieques Isla Monito - Mayagüez municipality Islote Numero dos
Isla Palominitos, 18°20′20″N 65°34′02″W
Isla Palominos, 18°20′55″N 65°34′05″W
Isla Piñeros, 18°15′08″N 65°35′29″W
La Blanquilla
La Cordillera
Las Cabritas
Las Cucarachas
Las Hermanas
Las Lavanderas del Este
Las Lavanderas del Oeste
Los Farallones
Los Gemelos
Los Negritos
Mata Redonda
Pela
Pelaita
Penon Brusi
Penon de Afuera
Penon de San Jorge
Piedra Stevens
Piedra del Norte
Piragua de Adentro
Piragua de Afuera, 18°16′22″N 65°30′33″W
Puerto Rico (main island), 18°14′58″N 66°30′04″W Punta Larga, 18°26′50″N 65°58′55″W
Punta Mosquitos, 18°26′41″N 65°58′33″W
Roca Alcatraz, 18°07′24″N 65°18′04″W
Roca Cocinera, 18°28′48″N 66°42′14″W
Roca Cucaracha, 18°09′17″N 65°19′22″W
Roca Culumna, 18°19′58″N 65°23′31″W
Roca Ola, 17°56′51″N 67°10′56″W
Roca Resuello, |18°28′42″N 66°43′06″W
Roca Speck, 18°19′35″N 65°15′50″W
Roca Velásquez, 18°01′24″N 67°10′40″W
Tres Hermanas, 18°29′28″N 66°34′28″W
Tres Hermanos, 18°28′54″N 66°42′12″W
United States Virgin Islands
There are about 84 islands in the United States Virgin Islands , including:[48]
Barrel of Beef, 18°18′48″N 64°54′53″W
Blinders Rocks, 18°20′39″N 64°40′58″W
Booby Rock, 18°18′08″N 64°42′35″W
Bovoni Cay, 18°18′44″N 64°52′20″W
Buck Island - Saint Croix , 17°47′13″N 64°37′10″W Buck Island - Saint Thomas , 18°16′39″N 64°53′38″W Calf Rock, 18°18′15″N 64°50′44″W
Capella Islands , 18°24′51″N 64°54′29″W Carval Rock or Carvel Rock, 18°22′11″N 64°47′40″W Cas Cay , 18°18′25″N 64°51′55″W Cinnamon Cay , 18°21′23″N 64°45′23″W Cockroach Island, 18°24′14″N 65°03′38″W
Coculus Rock, 18°18′50″N 64°51′39″W
Cololoba Cay, 18°18′55″N 64°45′37″W
Congo Cay , 18°22′04″N 64°48′10″W Cow Rock, 18°18′14″N 64°50′50″W
Cricket Rock, 18°24′30″N 65°02′58″W
Current Rock, 18°18′54″N 64°50′04″W
Dog Island , 18°17′45″N 64°48′56″W Dog Rocks, 18°17′42″N 64°48′44″W
Domkirk Rock, 18°20′06″N 65°05′04″W
Dry Rock, 18°18′06″N 65°00′36″W
Durloe Cays, 18°21′13″N 64°47′35″W
Dut Cheap Cay
Fish Cay, 18°18′35″N 64°49′58″W
Flanagan Island , 18°19′36″N 64°39′01″W [49] Flat Cays, 18°19′01″N 64°59′21″W
Gorret Rock, 18°22′40″N 65°03′50″W
Grass Cay , 18°21′33″N 64°49′58″W Great Saint James Island , 18°18′35″N 64°49′44″W Green Cay Saint Croix , 17°46′01″N 64°39′57″W Green Cay - Saint Thomas , 18°18′37″N 64°54′29″W
Hans Lollik Island , 18°23′53″N 64°54′29″W Hans Lollik Rock, 18°23′04″N 64°54′02″W
Hassel Island , 18°19′46″N 64°56′08″W Henley Cay , 18°21′13″N 64°47′35″W Inner Brass Island , 18°22′59″N 64°58′15″W Kalkun Cay , 18°21′02″N 65°03′28″W Leduck Island , 18°18′59″N 64°41′16″W Limestone Rock, 18°19′04″N 64°56′47″W
Little Hans Lollik Island , 18°24′33″N 64°54′29″W Harvey Island (Saint Croix), 17°41′02″N 64°45′42″W
Little Saint James Island , 18°18′00″N 64°49′31″W Lizard Rocks, 18°23′09″N 64°59′24″W
Lovango Cay , 18°21′45″N 64°48′13″W Mingo Cay , 18°21′35″N 64°49′13″W Outer Brass Island , 18°23′41″N 64°58′16″W Packet Rock, 18°17′59″N 64°53′26″W
Patricia Cay, 18°18′25″N 64°52′19″W
Pelican Cay, 18°24′51″N 64°54′29″W
Perkins Cay, 18°21′15″N 64°46′38″W
Porpoise Rocks, 18°18′30″N 64°58′21″W
Protestant Cay , 17°44′59″N 64°42′10″W Ramgoat Cay , 18°21′19″N 64°47′22″W Rata Cay, 18°21′22″N 64°47′49″W
Rotto Cay, 18°18′51″N 64°51′52″W
Rupert Rock, 18°19′42″N 64°55′34″W
Ruth Island , 17°41′03″N 64°45′41″W Saba Island , 18°18′19″N 65°00′02″W Saint Croix , 17°43′52″N 64°47′30″W Saint John , 18°20′32″N 64°44′35″W Saint Thomas , 18°21′02″N 64°55′25″W Salt Cay, 18°21′43″N 65°02′59″W
Saltwater Money Rock, 18°20′41″N 65°02′57″W
Sandy Point Rock, 18°19′46″N 64°56′48″W
Savana Island , 18°20′22″N 65°04′45″W Shark Island , 18°20′14″N 64°50′40″W Skipper Jacob Rock, 18°19′44″N 64°48′17″W
Steven Cay , 18°19′50″N 64°48′25″W The Stragglers, 18°18′12″N 64°50′08″W
Sula Cay, 18°24′11″N 65°03′30″W
Thatch Cay , 18°21′33″N 64°51′39″W Triangle Islands, 18°18′49″N 64°55′01″W
Trunk Cay , 18°21′19″N 64°46′09″W Turtleback Rock, 18°20′49″N 64°51′30″W
Turtledove Cay , 18°18′31″N 65°00′02″W Two Brothers, 18°20′35″N 64°49′01″W
Water Island , 18°19′16″N 64°57′07″W Waterlemon Cay , 18°22′01″N 64°43′24″W Welk Rocks, 18°18′23″N 64°49′15″W
West Cay, 18°21′33″N 65°02′45″W
Whistling Cay , 18°22′13″N 64°45′14″W
Saint Thomas, Saint Croix, Saint John, and Water Island are the main four United States Virgin Islands. The capital, Charlotte Amalie , is on Saint Thomas.
The following islands of Venezuela are in the Caribbean Sea:
Archipiélago Las Aves
Archipiélago Los Monjes , 12°25′00″N 70°55′00″W Archipiélago Los Roques , 11°50′00″N 66°45′00″W Isla de Aves , 15°40′07″N 63°37′05″W Isla de Coche , 10°46′38″N 63°55′52″W Isla de Cubagua , 10°48′42″N 64°11′35″W Isla de Patos , 10°38′22″N 61°51′50″W Isla de Toas , 10°57′23″N 71°39′17″W Isla de Zapara [ es ] 10°58′25″N 71°33′28″W [7] Isla La Orchila , 11°47′45″N 66°08′17″W Isla La Sola , 11°18′39″N 63°34′14″W Isla La Tortuga , 10°56′00″N 65°20′00″W Isla Margarita , 10°59′13″N 63°56′08″W Isla San Carlos [ es ] 11°02′21″N 71°42′39″W Islas los Frailes , 11°12′50″N 63°44′29″W Islas Caracas , 10°22′24″N 64°26′47″W Islas los Hermanos , 11°46′31″N 64°24′18″W Islas los Testigos , 11°21′58″N 63°06′37″W
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