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Buck Island

Buck Island is a privately owned of the in the .
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Photo: Peter Dutton, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Legis, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport and Beef Island.

Aerodrome
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, previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the , a British overseas territory in the . is situated 2 miles northeast of Buck Island.

Island
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
is an in the . It is located to the east of , and the two islands are connected by the . is situated 2 miles northeast of Buck Island.

Bridge
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
The , sometimes called the Beef Island Bridge, is a bridge, 70 meters long, that links with in the . The original bridge was opened in 1966, and was replaced by a new bridge in 2002.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Islands.

Photo: Matt & Nayoung, CC BY 2.0.
The of the 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.

Buck Island

Latitude
18.42559° or 18° 25′ 32″ north
Longitude
-64.55849° or 64° 33′ 31″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
77CQCCGR+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157986819
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3577714
Wiki­data ID
Q2927451
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Satellite Map

Discover Buck Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Buck Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Buck Island”
  • Dutch: “Buck Island”
  • French: “Buck Island”
  • Galician: “Illa Buck, Illas Virxes Británicas”
  • German: “Buck Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Buck”
  • Turkish: “Buck Adası (Britanya Virjin Adaları)”
  • Turkish: “Buck Adası”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East End and Parham Town.

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Highlights include Hodge’s Creek Marina and Seventh-Day Adventist Church.

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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 “Buck Island”. Photo: Peter Dutton, CC BY 2.0.