Cronstadt Island or Kronstadt Island, previously also known as Begorrat Island, is an island in the Republic of

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 ...

with an area of 11,75 acres. Together with

Carrera Island Carrera Island is one of the two Diego Islands in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad and Tobago. Situated off the northwest peninsula of Trinidad, the islet comprises approximately . When Trinidad was under Spanish rule, Carrera Island was known as Isl ...

, they are referred to as the "San Diego Islands". It is an

islet 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/ ...

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 ...

that lies between the “Bocas Islands” and “The Five Islands”.

History

It consists of

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

, because of it being the remnants of a reef. From around 1850 to around 1970, limestone was mined on the island. In 1953, the entire western portion of the island (which comprises 8.75 acres) was leased to a mining company for the purpose of quarrying limestone, for a period of twenty-five years, with an option of renewal for a further term of twenty five years. The eastern side (comprising 3 acres) was leased to John Pius Dowling, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port of Spain in 1922 and was later purchased by the Crown in 1946. Today it is partially used for the processing of

baryte Baryte, barite or barytes ( or ) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate (Ba S O4). Baryte is generally white or colorless, and is the main source of the element barium. The ''baryte group'' consists of baryte, celestine (strontium sulfate), ...

s for the oil industry and it is a wild life, despite its very limited vegetation, because of the Mining activities.

Transport

The island has a harbor.

References

Islands of Trinidad and Tobago Gulf of Paria {{Trinidad-geo-stub

History

Transport

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