Cockroach Island
Cockroach Island is an islet in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Cockroach Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Botany Bay.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Cockroach”, “Cayo Cucaracha”, “Cockroach Cay”, “El Islote Cockroach”, “Kakelak”, “Kakelaka”, “Kakerlak”, “Kakkerlak”, and “La Isla Cockroach”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fortuna and John Oley.
Fortuna
Village
Fortuna is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in the far west of the island. There are visible estate ruins in Fortuna. Fortuna is situated 5 miles southeast of Cockroach Island.
John Oley
Hamlet
John Oley is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Its elevation is 99 meters. Its census code is 49800. Its population density is 26 people per square kilometer. John Oley is situated 5 miles southeast of Cockroach Island.
Santa Maria Estate
Hamlet
Santa Maria Estate is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Santa Maria Estate is situated 6 miles southeast of Cockroach Island.
Cockroach Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.40458° or 18° 24′ 17″ north
Longitude
-65.06036° or 65° 3′ 37″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
77CPCW3Q+RV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Cockroach Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cockroach Island”
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Localities in the Area
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