Cockroach Island
Cockroach Island is an islet in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Cockroach Island is situated near 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. 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. John Oley is situated 5 miles southeast of Cockroach Island.
Santa Maria Estate
Hamlet
Santa Maria Estate is a settlement on the island… 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
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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
Places to explore: Botany Bay and Bordeaux.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sula Cay and Cricket Rock.
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