Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. Some of the smallest islands are referred to as a rock or reef.
Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state. Islands with coordinates can be seen on the map linked to the right.
Antigua and Barbuda
There are 54 islands in Antigua and Barbuda. There are three main islands, the two populated islands (Antigua and Barbuda) and Redonda. There are 51 off-shore islands. The islands of the country of Antigua and Barbuda include:
Antigua, , Jenny Island Exchange Island Rabbit Island Lobster Island Long Island Maiden Island Rat Island Little Bird Island Hell's Gate Island Monocle Point Island Red Head Island Guiana Island Crump Island Nanny Island (Henry Island) Laviscounts Island Bird Island Round Island Hawes Island Little Island Green Island Pelican Island York Island Codrington Island Blake Island Cinnamon Island Five Islands Hawksbill Rock Johnson Island Maiden Island Moor Rock Mouse Island Neck of Land Sandy Island Smith Island The Sisters Vernon's Island Wicked Will Island Barbuda, , Goat Island Kid Island Man of War Island Rabbit Island Redonda (uninhabited), ,
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The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
There are about 180 islands in Belize. Some of the larger islands of Belize in the Caribbean Sea include: Turneffe Atoll (Turneffe Islands), , Ambergris Group, , Douglas Cay, , Drowned Cays, , Hick's Cayes, , Lighthouse Reef,
Colombia
Several Departments of Colombia include islands in the Caribbean area.
Bolívar Department
Islands of the Bolívar Department of Colombia include:
Rosario Islands (Islas del Rosario), Isla Grande, Isla Marina, Isla de Roberto, Isla Rosario, Isla del Tesoro, Isla del Pirata, Isla Pelicano, Isla Rosa, Isla Gigi, Fuerte Island, Tierra Bomba Island (Isla Tierra Bomba), Isla Barú, Isla de la Manga, Isla Diablo, Isla de Manzanillo, Isla Maparadita, Isla Cocosolo, Isla Brujas, Isla Abanico,
Córdoba Department Islands in the Córdoba Department include: Islas Tortuguilla,
Magdalena Department Islands in the Magdalena Department include: Isla de Salamanca, Isla El Morro, Isla de La Aguja, ] Isla Bóqueron Grande,
San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina
Islands in the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina include:
Sucre Department
Islands in the Sucre Department include the following islands in the Archipelago of San Bernardo:
Bóqueron Island Cabruna Island (Isla Cabruna), Ceycén Island (Isla Ceycen), Mangle Island, Maravilla Island (Isla Maravilla), Múcura Island (Isla Múcura ), Palma Island (Isla Palma), Panda Island, Salamanquilla Island, San Barnardo Island, Santa Cruz del Islote, Tintipán Island,
Costa Rica
There are about 79 islands in Costa Rica. The largest islands in the Caribbean Sea are listed below: Isla Calero, , Isla Brava, Isla Uvita, ,
Cuba
Cuba consists of over 4,000 islands and cays surrounding the country's main island, many of which make up archipelagos. Off the south coast are two main archipelagos, Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos Archipelago. The Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago runs along the northern coast and contains roughly 2,517 cays and islands. The Colorados Archipelago is located off the north-western coast. The following islands are some of the major islands in the island country Cuba:
Dominica
The island nation of Dominica with a total area of includes two small, off-shore islands and one disputed island: Dominica (745.96 km²), Petit L'Ilet (0.0013 km²), Gros L'Ilet (0.007 km²), Bird Island (Ile de Aves) – in dispute with Venezuela (0.032 km²),
Dominican Republic
There are about 73 islands in the Dominican Republic, including the following islands:
Eastern part of the island of Hispaniola, ) Catalina Island, Isla Beata, Isla Alto Velo, Cayo Levantado (Bacardi Island), Isla Saona,
France
The following sections show the islands of French departments in the Caribbean.
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the two inhabited islands in the Îles des Saintes—as well as many uninhabited islands and outcroppings.
Martinique
There are about 46 islands in Martinique, including the following:
Îlet aux Rats (Bats Island), Caye Pinsonelle, Diamond Rock, Petit Îlet Duprey, Gros Îlet (Îlet Mandoline), Îlet Chancel, Île Petite Grenade, Îlet à Eaux Rats (Rocks), Îlet à Ramiers, Îlet à Toiroux (Îlet Poirier), Îlet Aux Rats, Îlet Baude, Îlet Boisseau (Îlet des Chardons), Îlet Cabrits, Îlet Chancel (Ilet Ramville), Ilet Chevalier (Ilet Lezard), Ilet De La Rose (Îlet Madame), Îlet Du Galion, Îlet Duquesnay, Îlet du Trésor, Ilet Fregate, Îlet Hardy, Îlet La Perle, Îlet Lapin, Îlet Lavigne (Gros Îlet), Îlet Long, Îlet Métrente, Îlet Oscar (Bonchard), Îlet Pelé, Îlet Petit Piton (Rocher de la Grotte), Ilet Petit Vincent, Îlet Petite Martinique, Îlet Ragot (Îlet de la Grotte, Ilet Duchamp), Îlet Saint Aubin, Îlet Sainte-Marie, Îlet Tartane, Îlet Thierry, Ilets Aux Chiens, Les Trois Ilets, Martinique, Petit Îlet, Petit Ilet Duprey, Sugarloaf Rock, Table du Diable, Trou Terre Island,
Saint Barthélemy
There are 18 islands in Saint Barthélemy, including the following:
Île de Boulanger, La Chaloupe, Île Chevreau, Île Coco, Île Fourche (Île Fourchue), Île Frégate, Îles des Grenadins (Rock), Les Gros Îlets, Île du Pain de sucre, Île Pelé, La Petite Islette, Île de la Pointe, Roche le Boeuf, Roche Plate, Saint Barthélemy (also Saint Barts), Île Toc Vers, Îlet au Vent, La Tortue,
Collectivity of Saint Martin
There are seven islands and two rocks in the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, including: Northern part of the island of Saint Martin, Caye Chateau, Caye Verte, Creole Rock (Crowl Rock), or Grand Îlet, Petite Clef, Pinel Island, Rocher de l'Anse Marcel (rock), Île Tintamarre,
For islands on the Dutch side of Saint Martin, see §Sint Maarten.
Grenada
There are over 600 islands and islets in Grenada and the Grenadines. The notable islands in Grenada include:
Calivigny Island, Caille Island, Carriacou, Diamond Island, Fota Island, Frigate Island, Glover Island (Ramier Island), Green Island, Grenada, Hog Island, Hope Island (Bacolet Island), Jack Adam Island, Large Island, Levera Island (Sugar Loaf Island), Mabouya Island, Marquis Island (Soubisse Island), Mushroom Island, Pearls Rock, Petite Dominique, Petite Martinique, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Ronde Island, Saline Island, Sandy Island, White Island,
Haiti
The most densely populated island in the world is Ilet a Brouee in Haiti, at 500 persons in its area of . There are about 59 islands in Haiti, including the following:
Caye Sable, Gonâve Island, Grosse Caye, Ile Grosse Caye, Haiti / Sud / Aquin Hispaniola (Eastern part), Ilet a Brouee, Île-à-Vache (Cow Island),
Les Cayemites Grand Cayemite, Petite Cayemite, Navassa Island (claimed by both Haiti and the United States), Tortuga Island (Turtle Island),
Honduras
There are at least 99 islands in Honduras, including the following Caribbean islands:
Cayos Cochinos (Islas de la Bahía, also called Hog Islands), Cayo Gorda, Islas de la Bahía, Cayo Sur, Guanaja, Roatán (Isla Roatan), Utila, Swan Islands Isla Grande, Little Swan Island (Isla Pequeña), Misteriosa Bank Rosario Bank
Jamaica
There are about 49 islands in the island nation of Jamaica, including the following islands:
Bajo Nuevo Bank (uninhabited), Great Goat Island, Jamaica, Lime Cay, Little Goat Island, Morant Cays, Navy Island, Pedro Cays, Port Royal Cays (uninhabited), Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort & Offshore Island,
Kingdom of the Netherlands The Antillean islands in the island countries (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) and special municipalities (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are listed below. Collectively, these islands were formerly considered the Netherlands Antilles, and still are often referenced as the Dutch Caribbean.
Aruba
There are at least five islands in Aruba:
Aruba, Indiaanskop, Key Cay Long Cay Renaissance Island,
Curaçao
There are at least seven islands in Curaçao, including:
Curaçao, Kadoesjie, Klein Curaçao, Eiland Penso, Isla Makuaku, Kadoesji, Curaçao, Sapaté Eiland,
Sint Maarten
There are ten total islands of Sint Maarten, including:
Saint Martin (southern part), Cow and Calf Island, Guana Key of Pelikan (Guana Cay), Hen and Chicken, Little Key, Mal Aborder, Mollibeday Rots (Molly Beday Rock), Mona Island, Pelikan Rock, Sint Maarten (Pelican Island), Pond Island, Snoopy Island,
For islands on the French side of Saint Martin, see §Collectivity of Saint Martin.
Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire (special municipality of the Netherlands): Bonaire, Eiland Ranch, Bonaire, Klein Bonaire, Bonaire, Meeuwtje, Willemberg, Google Maps Camia, Isla Makuka Sint Eustatius (special municipality of the Netherlands), Saba (special municipality of the Netherlands) Saba, Green Island, Saba, Little Island, Saba, Pilot Rots (Rocks),
Mexico
There are several islands of Mexico on the Caribbean Sea, including:
Isla Cancún, Isla Cozumel, Isla Contoy, Isla Holbox, Isla Mujeres,
Nicaragua
There are over 150 islands in Nicaragua, including the following islands in the Caribbean Sea:
Corn Island, Little Corn Island, Miskito Cays (reef), Pearl Cays, Calala Island (private island), Pigeon Cay (Cayo de la Paloma),
Panama
There are several hundreds of islands in Panama, including the following islands in the Caribbean:
Isla Bastimentos, Cayos Zapatilla, Isla Carenero, Isla Cayo Agua, Isla Colón, Isla Cristóbal, Isla Popa, Isla Solarte, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Galeta Island, Isla Cabra, Isla Grande, Corazón de Jesús, Narganá, Soledad Miria,
Saint Kitts and Nevis
There are about 20 islands in Saint Kitts and Nevis, including: (only lists three islands)
Booby Island, Crokus Cay Dalzel Island Dodan Island Dulcina Island East Cay Eden Island Fahie Island Friars Bay Gardner Island Garvey Island Golden Cay Jessop Island Maddens Meves Island Nevis, Otters Island Saint Kitts (Saint Christopher), Sugar Loaf Vambelle Island
Saint Lucia
There are 15 islands in Saint Lucia, including:
Barrel o' Beef Burgot Rocks Dennery Island, Des Bateaux Island, Fous Island, Frigate Island, L'Islet a Ramier Liverpool Rocks Maria Islands, Pigeon Island, Praslin Island, Rat Island, Rouche Island, Saint Lucia, Scorpion Island,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
There are about 49 islands in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, including:
All Awash Island, Baliceaux Island, Bequia, Bettowia (Battowia), Black Rock Brooks Rocks Bullet Cay, Cactus Cay Canouan Baleine Canouan Island, Catholic Island, Chateaubelair Islet, Church Cay, Cow And Calves Islands Dike Island, Double Rock Dove Cay, Dove Island, Ellen Rock Fort Duvernette Island (Duvernette Islet), Frigate Island, L'Islot, Litte Savan, Mayreau, Middle Cay (St. Elairs Cay), Milligan Cay, Mopion Islet Mustique, Palm Island (Prune Island), Pelican Cay Petit Canouan, Petit Cay, Petit Mustique, Petit Nevis, Petit Saint Vincent, Petit Tabac Pigeon Island, Pillories Big Pillory, Middle Pillory, Little Pillory, Punaise Isle à Quatre, Rabbit Island, Red Island, Saint Elairs Cay, Saint Vincent, Sand Cay Savan, Savan Rock (Little Savan), Semplars Cay Tobago Cays, Petit Rameau, Petit Bateau, Petit Tobac, Jamesby, Baradal, Syrup Cay Union Island, West Cay Wilks Island Young Island,
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