Beef Island

Beef Island is an in the . It is located to the east of , and the two islands are connected by the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport and Bellamy Cay.

Aerodrome
, previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the , a British overseas territory in the .

Islet
is an in the , located entirely within Trellis Bay on Beef Island. Formerly called Blanco Islet, this island is named after its most famous resident, Samuel Bellamy.

Islet
is an uninhabited of the in the Caribbean. The island provides habitat for the common Puerto Rican ameiva, the crested anole, and the big-scaled least gecko.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Islands.

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.

Beef Island

Latitude
18.43948° or 18° 26′ 22″ north
Longitude
-64.53456° or 64° 32′ 4″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
IATA airport code
EIS
Open location code
77CQCFQ8+Q5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157986805
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3577756
Wiki­data ID
Q2893661
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Beef Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بيف آيلاند
  • Arabic: جزيرة لحم البقر
  • Basque: Beef uhartea
  • Cebuano: Beef Island (pulo sa British Virgin Islands)
  • Cebuano: Beef Island
  • Chinese: 牛肉島
  • Croatian: Beef Island
  • Croatian: Beef
  • Danish: Beef Island
  • Dutch: Beef Island
  • French: Beef Island
  • Galician: Illa Beef
  • German: Beef Island
  • Hebrew: ביף (אי)
  • Hebrew: ביף
  • Japanese: ビーフ島
  • Macedonian: Говедски Остров
  • Spanish: Isla Beef
  • Swedish: Beef Island
  • Turkish: Beef Adası

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