Cooper Island is a small island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
Cooper Island seen from Tortola | |
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Geography | |
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Location | Caribbean Sea |
Coordinates | 18.3859°N 64.5118°W / 18.3859; -64.5118 |
Archipelago | Virgin Islands |
Administration | |
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British Overseas Territory | British Virgin Islands |
Demographics | |
Population | 26 (2010)[1] |
Additional information | |
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ISO code | VG |
There are five privately owned properties on the island, plus a small beach club resort. Cooper Island Beach Club has 12 hotel rooms, a restaurant, rum bar, coffee shop, solar powered brewery, and gift shop. Facilities are open to guests, day visitors and yachts using the nearby moorings. Manchioneel Bay (/ˈmækəniːl/) features 30 mooring balls that accommodate vessels up to 60 feet.
Cooper Island is a popular stop for yachts, group tours visiting The Baths on Virgin Gorda, and day boat charters from Tortola, St. Thomas, and St. John.
The island lies adjacent to "wreck alley", a popular wreck diving site in the British Virgin Islands where a number of vessels have been deliberately sunk as dive sites.[2] A local dive store near the beach club rents tanks to certified scuba divers.
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