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This is a list of islands of Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
is an archipelagic
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in the southern
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Major islands

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Trinidad Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...
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Tobago Tobago, officially the Ward of Tobago, is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, island and Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago, ward within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger islan ...


Bocas Islands

The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the
Bocas del Dragón The Bocas del Dragón (Dragon's Mouths) are the series of straits separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea. There are four Bocas, from west to east: * The Boca Grande or Grand Boca separates Chacachacare from the Paria Peninsula and ...
(Dragons' Mouth). Locally they are referred to as "Down de Islands" or "DDI". *
Chacachacare Chacachacare is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located at 10° 41' north latitude and 61° 45' west longitude. The island is in area. It is one of the Bocas Islands, which lie in the ''Bocas del Dragón'' (''Dragons' Mouth ...
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Monos Monos is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of the "Bocas Islands", which lie in the '' Bocas del Dragón'' (''Dragons' Mouth'') between Trinidad and Venezuela. It is so named as the island was once home to noisy red h ...
* Huevos * Gaspar Grande (Gasparee) * Gasparillo Island (Little Gasparee or Centipede Island)


Five Islands

The Five Islands are actually a group of six small islands lying west of
Port of Spain Port of Spain ( ; Trinidadian and Tobagonian English, Trinidadian English: ''Port ah Spain'' ) is the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago. With a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), an urban population of 81,142 and a transient dail ...
in the
Gulf of Paria The Gulf of Paria ( ; ) is a shallow ( at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries by as little as at its narrowest and at its widest points. T ...
. Also known as Las Cotorras. * Caledonia Island * Craig Island (Craig and Caledonia are joined by a man-made
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Lenagan Island Lenagan Island is a small island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. At only 0.27 hectares (<1 acre), it is one of List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, The Five Islands lying west of the Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria.< ...
* Nelson Island * Pelican Island * Rock Island


San Diego Islands

Sometimes referred to simply as the Diego Islands, these two
islets An islet ( ) is generally a small island. Definitions vary, and are not precise, but some suggest that an islet is a very small, often unnamed, island with little or no vegetation to support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and ...
lie between the Bocas Islands and the Five Islands. * Cronstadt (Kronstadt) * Carrera (a
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island)


Others in the Gulf of Paria

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Faralon Rock Faralon Rock, mostly spelled Farallon Rock, is a small island in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the Gulf of Paria The Gulf of Paria ( ; ) is a shallow ( at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad and ...
, off San Fernando * Soldado Rock


North Coast of Trinidad

* Saut d'Eau


Off Tobago

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Little Tobago Little Tobago (or Bird of Paradise Island) is a small island off the north-eastern coast of Tobago, and part of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Environment The sea between Tobago and Little Tobago is shallow, and glass-bottomed boats enabl ...
(Bird of Paradise Island) * St. Giles Island * Goat Island * Sisters' Rock


List of minor islands with co-ordinates

Taken from the Archipelagic Baselines of Trinidad and Tobago Order, Notice No. 206 of 31 October 1988, as corrected by Legal Notice No. 77 on 5 April 1989.Trinidad and Tobago, Department of Navy, 2005 # East Rock # Casa Cruz Rock # Alcatras Rock # Icacos Point # Black Rock # Cabresse Point # Cabresse Island # Sisters Island # Marble Island # St. Giles Island # Little Tobago


References


See also

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List of islands in the Caribbean 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.'' ''I ...
* Geography of Trinidad and Tobago {{Trinidad and Tobago topics , state=collapsed
Islands This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the #Other lists of islands, other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by count ...
Islands This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the #Other lists of islands, other lists of islands below. Lists of islands by count ...
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...