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.
Photo: Legis, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Đảo Mosquito” and “Moskito Island(BVI)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Prickly Pear and Eustatia Island.
Prickly Pear
Island
Photo: Legis, Public domain.Eustatia Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Little Seal Dog Island
Islet
Little Seal Dog Island is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
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. 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″ north
Longitude
-64.39505° or 64° 23′ 42″ west
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Open location code
77CQGJ63+GX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Leverick Bay and Olde Yard Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: North Sound Police Station and Nail Bay Private Golf Club.
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Worth a closer look: Tortola and Virgin Gorda.
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