West Dog Island

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West Dog Island
Geography
Location Caribbean Sea
Coordinates 18°28′59″N64°28′21″W / 18.4831°N 64.4725°W / 18.4831; -64.4725
Archipelago Virgin Islands
Administration
United Kingdom
British Overseas Territory British Virgin Islands
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code VG

West Dog Island is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located in a smaller sub-group of islands referred to as the Dog Islands, or more commonly, "The Dogs". Other islets in The Dogs include Little Seal Dog Island, East Seal Dog Island and George Dog Island, all of which are to the northwest of Virgin Gorda.

The island provides habitat for the crested anole (Anolis cristatellus wileyae), and the big-scaled least gecko (Sphaerodactylus macrolepis macrolepis). [1]

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References

  1. Heatwole, Harold; Levins, Richard; Byer, Michael D. (July 1981). Atoll research bulletin - Biogeography of the Puerto Rican bank. Vol. 251. Washington D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution. pp.  54. OCLC   45726059.