Little Tobago, British Virgin Islands

Little Tobago is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, located, along with sister island Great Tobago, approximately six miles west of Jost Van Dyke. The Tobagos are the westernmost of the British Virgin Islands.[1]

For the island in Trinidad and Tobago, see Little Tobago.
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Little Tobago (left) and Great Tobago (right), as seen from St. Thomas
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The location of Little Tobago within the British Virgin Islands
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Little Tobago (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates18°25′39.29″N 64°50′51.03″W
ArchipelagoVirgin Islands
Administration
United Kingdom
British Overseas TerritoryBritish Virgin Islands
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeVG

At 55 acres (22 ha) in size, it is surrounded by steep cliffs that also extend below the water. Since the 1990s, Great Tobago, Little Tobago islands, and nearby Mercurious and Watson Rocks are protected as part of the National Parks Trust.[2]

There are over fifteen scuba diving sites. Though it's legal to snorkel and dive around the island, it is illegal to anchor because all potential anchoring locations are coral reefs that would be destroyed by an anchor.[3] Large fines can occur if you violate this no-anchor zone, which is frequently patrolled by the BVI Marine Police.

References
  1. "Tobago Cays". Bareboats BVI. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. "Little Tobago/Great Tobago National Park". BVI Tourism. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. "Great Tobago". BVI Dive Map. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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