Dead Chest Island
Dead Chest Island is an island located half a mile north east of Deadman's Bay on Peter Island, British Virgin Islands. It is uninhabited, has no fresh water or trees and only sparse vegetation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in British Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Dead Chest Island, British Virgin Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peter Island and Salt Island.
Peter Island
Island
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
Peter Island is a 720 hectares private island located in the British Virgin Islands. It is about 5 miles south-west from Road Town, Tortola. The island was named after Pieter Adriensen who was the brother of Abraham Adriensen, Patron of Tortola under the Dutch West India Company in the early 17th century. Peter Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Dead Chest Island.
Salt Island
Island
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
Salt Island is one of the islands of the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands located about 4.7 miles southeast of Road Town, the main town on Tortola. Salt Island is situated 2½ miles east of Dead Chest Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Islands.
Southern Islands
Photo: Matt & Nayoung, CC BY 2.0.
The Southern Islands of the British Virgin Islands are uninhabited, but nonetheless oft visited by island-hopping yachters. They are beautiful, and provide some of the best snorkelling and diving opportunities in the territory.
Dead Chest Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.36539° or 18° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-64.56299° or 64° 33′ 47″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
77CQ9C8P+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 157932459OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3577669Wikidata ID
Q5245126
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Dead Chest Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dead Chest”
- Dutch: “Dead Chest Island”
- Galician: “Illa Dead Chest, Illas Virxes Británicas”
- German: “Dead Chest Island”
- Macedonian: “Мртовечки Сандак”
- Russian: “остров Дед-Чест-Айленд”
- Spanish: “Isla Dead Chest”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Parham Town and Wickhams Cay I.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rhone and Cistern Rock.
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