Prickly Pear Island
Prickly Pear Island is an islet approximately 650 metres off the north shore coast of Hodges Bay on the much larger island of Antigua, West Indies. The island measures about 50 metres north to south and 50 metres east to west. and it's area is 2500 sq meters The small uninhabited island is home to the Prickly Pear Beach Club at Hodges Bay, a favorite day-time escape for the celebrity elite.Photo: Legis, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Antigua and Barbuda
- Also known as: “Prickley Pear Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coolidge Cricket Ground.
Coolidge Cricket Ground
Stadium
The Coolidge Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Osbourn, Saint George Parish, Antigua. It was previously known as the Airport Cricket Ground, before it was taken over by American businessman and cricket enthusiast Allen Stanford, rebuilt in 2004 and named the Stanford Cricket Ground. Coolidge Cricket Ground is situated 4 km south of Prickly Pear Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hodges Bay and Cedar Grove.
Hodges Bay
Village
Hodges Bay is a village in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. It had a population of 900 people in 2011.
Cedar Grove
Village
Photo: Kashif Ahmed, CC BY 3.0.
Cedar Grove is a settlement in the far north of the island of Antigua. It is located to the east of the island's northernmost headlands, Boon Point. It is 6 kilometres northeast of the capital, St. John's. Cedar Grove is situated 3 km southwest of Prickly Pear Island.
Coolidge
Village
Coolidge is a village and community in Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda. Coolidge is situated 3 km south of Prickly Pear Island.
Prickly Pear Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Prickly Pear Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة الإجاص الشائك”
- Arabic: “جزيرة الاجاص الشائك”
- Cebuano: “Prickly Pear Island”
- Croatian: “Otok opuncija”
- French: “Prickly Pear Island”
- German: “Prickly Pear Island”
- Spanish: “Cayos de Prickly Pear”
- Spanish: “Prickly Pear”
- Swedish: “Prickly Pear Island”
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