geo.wikisort.org - IslandCockroach Island is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located near North Sound, Virgin Gorda, amongst a collection of islands known as "The Dogs" or "The Dog Islands".
Island in the Caribbean
Cockroach Island Cockroach Island (the small rocks on the left) |
The location of Cockroach Island within the British Virgin Islands Show map of British Virgin IslandsCockroach Island (Caribbean) Show map of Caribbean |
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Location | Atlantic Ocean |
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Coordinates | 18.4947°N 64.4636°W / 18.4947; -64.4636 |
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Archipelago | Virgin Islands |
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United Kingdom
British Virgin Islands |
British Overseas Territory | British Virgin Islands |
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Population | 0 |
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Time zone | |
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ISO code | VG |
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The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is found on the island.[1] Reef flats north of the island provide habitat for Montastrea cavernosa and Gorgonia corals.[2]
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British Virgin Islands |
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History |
- Effects of Hurricane Irma
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Geography | |
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Education |
- Elmore Stoutt High School
- H. Lavity Stoutt Community College
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Landmarks |
- Cooper Bay ruin
- Cooten Bay ruin
- Copper Mine
- Fort Burt
- Fort Charlotte
- Fort George
- Fort Purcell ("the Dungeon")
- Fort Recovery
- Great Thatch ruin
- Hunthum's Ghut ruin
- Johnson's Ghut ruin
- Larmer Bay ruin
- Mount Healthy windmill
- Road Town Fort
- St Phillip's Church ("the African Church")
- Trunk Bay ruin
- Whelk Point Fort
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Cockroach Island est un îlot inhabité des îles Vierges britanniques dans les Caraïbes. Il est situé non loin de North Sound, sur Virgin Gorda et fait partie du groupe d'îles connues sous le nom de Dog Islands (Les îles du Chien en français).
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