Crusoe Cave

Crusoe Cave is a sea cave on Crown Point,[1] on the island of Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago. The cave is named for the titular main character of the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by English writer Daniel Defoe.[2] In the novel, Crusoe is shipwrecked on an unnamed island described as within sight of Trinidad; it is believed by some that Crusoe's island was based on Tobago.[3][4] The cave has been referred to by this name as early as 1890.[5]

The cave can be visited on foot.[3] It fills with water during high tide, and is therefore best viewed during low tide.[3] The land where the cave sits is privately owned, but can usually be accessed for a nominal fee.[4][6]

There are some fossils found in the limestone of the cave.[7][8]

References
  1. Ottley, Carlton Robert (1969). Tobago: Robinson Crusoe's Island in the West Indies. Printers: P.N.M. Publishing Company.
  2. Islands Magazine. January–February 2004.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  3. Bissessarsingh, Angelo (2013-10-01). "Top 10 attractions in Tobago". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. De-Light, Dominique; Thomas, Polly (2001). The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-747-8.
  5. United States Consular Reports: Reports from the Consuls of the United States on the Commerce, Manufactures, Etc., of Their Consular Districts. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1890.
  6. O'Donnell, Kathleen (March 2001). Adventure Guide to Trinidad and Tobago. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-58843-257-5.
  7. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society. Maryland Herpetological Society, Department of Herpetology, Natural History Society of Maryland. 1982.
  8. Society (U.S.), National Geographic (1980). Research Reports - National Geographic Society. National Geographic Society. ISBN 978-0-87044-608-5.


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