Nelson Island
Nelson Island is one of the Five Islands which lie west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria. Nelson Island is famous as the disembarkation point and quarantine station for indentured immigrants to Trinidad and Tobago in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rock Island and Craig Island.
Rock Island
Islet
Photo: R45, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rock Island is a small island in Trinidad and Tobago, part of the Five Islands group of islands. It is located in the Gulf of Paria, approximately 2 kilometres off the main island of Trinidad from Point Gourde.
Craig Island
Islet
Craig Island is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of “The Five Islands” group of six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria.
Lenagan Island
Islet
Lenagan Island is a small island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. At only 0.27 hectares, it is one of The Five Islands lying west of the Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carenage and Westmoorings.
Carenage
Village
Photo: K. Mapp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carenage is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located on northwestern Trinidad, and is administered by the Diego Martin Regional Corporation. Located close to Chaguaramas, it is more of a residential area than a commercial or industrial locale. Carenage is situated 3½ km north of Nelson Island.
Westmoorings
Suburb
Photo: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westmoorings is a residential area in the region of Diego Martin on the island Trinidad, west of Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. This suburb consists of mainly lower middle class to upper-class families and is generally known throughout the country for its upscale housing and expatriate population. Westmoorings is situated 5 km northeast of Nelson Island.
Chaguaramas
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.
Chaguaramas (, lies in the Northwest Peninsula of Trinidad west of Port of Spain; the name is often applied to the entire peninsula, but is sometimes used to refer to its most developed area.
Nelson Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island of the Five Islands in Trinidad and Tobago
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Diego Martin Regional Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
10.65833° or 10° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
-61.59901° or 61° 35′ 56″ westOpen location code
772WMC52+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 12188821OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Finnish—“Nelson Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nelson (pulo sa Trinidad ug Tobago)”
- Cebuano: “Nelson”
- Dutch: “Nelson Island”
- Finnish: “Nelson (Trinidad ja Tobago)”
- Finnish: “Nelson”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nelson Island”. Photo: R45, CC BY 3.0.