Codrington Island
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Codrington Island  Codrington Island  Codrington Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean |
| Coordinates | 17°6′9″N 61°42′21″W / 17.10250°N 61.70583°W |
| Administration | |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
Codrington Island is a small uninhabited island situated off the northeast coast of Antigua, within Mercers Creek Bay in Antigua and Barbuda. The island lies approximately 50 metres (160 ft) from the Antiguan mainland and about 100 metres (330 ft) from Rooms Estate.
Codrington Island lies on the north-east coast of Atlantic, in the Mercers Creek Bay in about 50 meters (160 ft) from the Antigua shore and approximately 100 meters (330 ft) of the town Rooms Estate. Nearby islands include Pelican Island to the north[1] and Crump Island to the northwest.[2] The small inlet which is detached from the Mercers Creek Bay by Codrington Island and lies immediately southward to island is called Lords Cove.[3]
Codrington Island is about 400 meters (1,300 ft) long and maximum 300 meters (980 ft) wide[4] with a bay in the west with a small companion islet there. It rises only a few meters (feet) above the sea level, is covered by tropical shrubland and has no beach.