Leguan Island
Leguan Island is a small island situated in the delta of the Essequibo River on the coast of Guyana, South America. The island is shaped like a gull wing and is nine miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest, making it roughly 12 square miles in area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Guyana
- Also known as: “Lequan Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parika and Tuschen.
Parika
Town
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parika is a port village located in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. Its ferry service is operated by the Ministry of Transportation, to and from the Essequibo Islands and West Demerara area. Parika is situated 7 km south of Leguan Island.
Tuschen
Hamlet
Tuschen is a village in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region of Guyana. It is located along the Atlantic Ocean coast. The original name of the village was Tuschen de Vrienden. Tuschen is situated 9 km southeast of Leguan Island.
Leguan Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Guyana, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Leguan Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة ليغوان”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Легуан”
- Belarusian: “Легуан”
- Catalan: “Leguan Island”
- Cebuano: “Leguan Island”
- Chinese: “莱关岛”
- Dutch: “Leguan Island”
- Japanese: “レグアン島”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Leguan”
- Spanish: “Isla Leguan”
- Spanish: “Isla Leguán”
- Swedish: “Leguan Island”
- Ukrainian: “Легуан”
Localities in the Area
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