Sandy Island

Sandy Island is an islet in Grenada. Sandy Island is situated nearby to the village L’Esterre, as well as near the town Hillsborough.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carriacou and Grenadines.

Carriacou

Photo: lloydm, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carriacou is the second-largest island of the Caribbean nation of Grenada. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide, and in 2022 had a population of 6081. It's a quiet relaxing place where the main attraction is scuba diving on its coral reefs.

Grenadines

Photo: FishSpeaker, CC BY 3.0.

The Grenadines are the dozen or so small islands to the south of the larger island of Saint Vincent in the aptly named Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The southernmost Grenadine islands are part of the nation of Grenada.

Lauriston Airport

Aerodrome

Lauriston Airport is an airport located west of Hillsborough, the main town on the island of Carriacou in Grenada. It is also known as Carriacou Island Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillsborough and Hermitage.

Hillsborough

Town

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Carriacou is the second-largest island of the Caribbean nation of Grenada. It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide, and in 2022 had a population of 6081. It's a quiet relaxing place where the main attraction is scuba diving on its coral reefs. Hillsborough is situated 1½ miles east of Sandy Island.

Hermitage

Village

Hermitage is a town on the island of Carriacou in Grenada. Hermitage is situated 2½ miles south of Sandy Island.

Bogles

Village

Bogles is a town on the island of Carriacou in Grenada. Bogles is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sandy Island.

Sandy Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Grenada, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

12.48512° or 12° 29′ 6″ north

Longitude

-61.48223° or 61° 28′ 56″ west

Open location code

774WFGP9+24

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

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Localities in the Area

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