Carrera Island
Carrera Island is one of the two Diego Islands in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad and Tobago. Situated off the northwest peninsula of Trinidad, the islet comprises approximately 20 acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Trinidad and Tobago
- Also known as: “Carrera”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cronstadt Island and Caledonia Island.
Cronstadt Island
Islet
Photo: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cronstadt Island or Kronstadt Island, previously also known as Begorrat Island, is an island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with an area of 11,75 acres.
Caledonia Island
Islet
Caledonia 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. Caledonia Island is situated 3 km east of Carrera Island.
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. Craig Island is situated 3 km east of Carrera Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chaguaramas and Carenage.
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.
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 4½ km northeast of Carrera 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 7 km east of Carrera Island.
Carrera Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Diego Martin Regional Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
10.66181° or 10° 39′ 43″ northLongitude
-61.6238° or 61° 37′ 26″ westPopulation
300Open location code
772WM96G+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 12181032OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3574841Wikidata ID
Q5046092
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Satellite Map
Discover Carrera Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bengali to Swedish—“Carrera Island” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ক্যারেরা দ্বীপ”
- Cebuano: “Carrera Islet”
- Cebuano: “Isla Carrera”
- Chinese: “卡雷拉岛”
- Dutch: “Carrera Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاريرا”
- German: “Carrera Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Carrera”
- Swedish: “Isla Carrera”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Point Cumana and Glencoe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrera Prison and Kronstadt Island.
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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 “Carrera Island”. Photo: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0.