Mosquito Island
Moskito Island is an island off the coast of Virgin Gorda and has long been a favourite for scuba divers and sailors. For many years the island was the location of a sail-in dive resort named Drake's Anchorage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Moskito Island(BVI)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prickly Pear and Eustatia Island.
Prickly Pear
Island
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
Prickly Pear is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Even though the island doesn't have permanent residents, it has a quiet beach bar called SandBox Bar and Grill and recreational water sports facility on it.
Eustatia Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eustatia Island is a 30-acre island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. The word "Eustatia" is a Greek derived word meaning, "good place to stay." The entire island, and a small neighboring island, Saba Rock, are under the same long term lease.
Little Seal Dog Island
Islet
Little Seal Dog Island is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located in a smaller sub-group of islands referred to as the Dog Islands, or more commonly, "The Dogs".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spanish Town.
Spanish Town
Town
Spanish Town on southern Virgin Gorda is the second largest town on the British Virgin Islands. Also known as Valley, Spanish Town offers numerous shopping possibilities. Spanish Town is situated 5 miles southwest of Mosquito Island.
Mosquito Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.51134° or 18° 30′ 41″ northLongitude
-64.39505° or 64° 23′ 42″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
77CQGJ63+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 157831130OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
3577494Wikidata ID
Q2550546
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Mosquito Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mosquito uhartea”
- Bavarian: “Mosquito Island”
- Cebuano: “Mosquito Island (pulo sa British Virgin Islands)”
- Cebuano: “Mosquito Island”
- Danish: “Mosquito Island”
- Dutch: “Mosquito Island”
- French: “Mosquito Island”
- Galician: “Illa Mosquito”
- German: “Mosquito Island”
- Italian: “Mosquito Island”
- Italian: “Mosquito”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Mosquito”
- Spanish: “Isla Mosquito”
- Swedish: “Moskito Island”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Moskito”
- Vietnamese: “Đảo Mosquito”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leverick Bay and Olde Yard Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Sound Police Station and Nail Bay Private Golf Club.
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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 “Mosquito Island”. Photo: Legis, Public domain.