Dog Islands

Dog Islands are a small group of islets among the in the . The islands originally received their names from sailors who heard barking when they moored there, and assumed that they must be dogs.
Wikipedia
Photo: Agilist, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island group
  • Also known as: “The Dogs”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cockroach Island and George Dog Island.

Islet
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
is an uninhabited island of the in the Caribbean. It is located near North Sound, , amongst a collection of islands known as "The Dogs" or "The Dog Islands".

Islet
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
George Dog is an uninhabited of the in the . It is located in a smaller sub-group of islands referred to as "The Dogs" to the northwest of .

Islet
is an uninhabited islet of the in the . 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.

Town
Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0.
on southern is the second largest town on the . Also known as Valley, offers numerous shopping possibilities. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Dog Islands.

Dog Islands

Latitude
18.48771° or 18° 29′ 16″ north
Longitude
-64.46232° or 64° 27′ 44″ west
Open location code
77CQFGQQ+33
Geo­Names ID
3577658
Wiki­data ID
Q504471
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Satellite Map

Discover Dog Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Dog Islands” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Illes Dog”
  • Cebuano: “Dog Islands”
  • Danish: “Dog Islands”
  • French: “Dog Islands”
  • Galician: “Illas Dog”
  • German: “Dog Islands”
  • Spanish: “Dog Islands”
  • Spanish: “Islas Dog”
  • Swedish: “Dog Islands”
  • Turkish: “Köpek Adaları”

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