If someone should ask you how many islands make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, how would you answer? Well, I asked some of my friends and they said, “Two, no wait, there are some small islands off the Northern tip of Trinidad and Carrera of course.” Well, it is not as simple an answer like that and there are many smaller islands that make up the Republic. Wikipedia is a good start but they have a list of the ’23 distinct islands’. I concluded that they meant 'lands of significance'. However, any piece of land jutting out of the ocean is considered an island and as a result, the count is closer to thirty (30) islands. Do your homework and look it up and add a comment to this post.
Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean that consists of 23 distinct islands. The following is a list of these islands.
Major islands
Trinidad
Tobago
Bocas Islands
The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth). Locally they are referred to as "Down the Islands".
Chacachacare
Monos
Huevos
Gaspar Grande (Gasparee)
Gasparillo (Little Gasparee or Centipede Island)
Five Islands
The Five Islands are a group of actually six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria. Also known as Las Cotorras.
Caledonia Island
Craig Island (Craig and Caledonia are joined by a narrow reef)
Lenagan Island
Nelson Island
Pelican Island
Rock Island
San Diego Islands
Sometimes referred to simply as the Diego Islands, these two islets lie between the Bocas Islands and the Five Islands.
Cronstadt (Kronstadt)
Carrera (a prison island)
Others in the Gulf of Paria
Farallon (Flat Rock), in San Fernando Harbour
Soldado Rock
North Coast of Trinidad
Saut d'Eau
Off Tobago
Little Tobago (Bird of Paradise Island)
St. Giles Island
Goat Island
Sisters' Rock
Queen's Island (Tobago)