Big Corn Island
Big Corn Island or Great Corn Island lies approximately 50 miles off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. Great Corn Island was colonized by people who escaped slavery in Jamaica, and most native islanders have more in common culturally with other English-speaking Caribbean islands than they do with the mainland of Nicaragua.
- Island
- …has about 6,130 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- Description: Island in Nicaragua, Caribbean Sea, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
- Also known as“Grande Isla del Maíz”“Great Corn Island”“Isla del Maíz Grande”“Isla Grande del Maíz”“Mangle Grande”
Places of Interest
Discover Corn Island Airport and Our Lady Star of the Sea Church.
Corn Island Airport
Corn Island International Airport is a civil-military…
Big Corn Island
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Latitude
12.1664° or 12° 9′ 59″ north
Longitude
-83.0514° or 83° 3′ 5″ west
Open location code
764R5W8X+HC
OpenStreetMap ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Big Corn Island” goes by many names.
Big Corn IslandCebuano
Grande Isla del MaízCebuano
Great Corn IslandCebuano
Isla del Maíz GrandeCebuano
Isla Grande del MaízCebuano
Mangle GrandeCebuano
Big Corn IslandDutch
Grande Isla del MaízDutch
Great Corn IslandDutch
Isla del Maíz GrandeDutch
Isla Grande del MaízDutch
Mangle GrandeDutch
Big Corn IslandPapiamento
Grande Isla del MaízPapiamento
Great Corn IslandPapiamento
Isla del Maíz GrandePapiamento
Isla Grande del MaízPapiamento
Mangle GrandePapiamento
Big Corn IslandRussian
Grande Isla del MaízRussian
Great Corn IslandRussian
Isla del Maíz GrandeRussian
Isla Grande del MaízRussian
Mangle GrandeRussian
Маис-ГрандеRussian
Veľký Kukuričný ostrovSlovak
Big Corn IslandSwedish
Grande Isla del MaízSwedish
Great Corn IslandSwedish
Isla del Maíz GrandeSwedish
Isla Grande del MaízSwedish
Mangle GrandeSwedish
Localities in the Area
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