Cooper Island (British Virgin Islands)
Cooper Island seen from Tortola | |
The location of Cooper Island within the British Virgin Islands | |
Cooper Island Cooper Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 18°23′09″N 64°30′42″W / 18.3859°N 64.5118°W |
| Archipelago | Virgin Islands |
| Administration | |
| British Overseas Territory | British Virgin Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 26 (2010)[1] |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | VG |
Cooper Island is a small island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is one of the "Little Sisters" islands.
There are five privately owned properties on the island, plus a small beach club resort. Cooper Island Beach Club has 8 hotel rooms, a restaurant, rum bar, coffee shop, solar powered brewery, and gift shop. Facilities are open to guests, day visitors and yachts using the nearby moorings. Manchioneel Bay (/ˈmækəniːl/) features 30 mooring balls that accommodate vessels up to 60 feet.
Cooper Island is a popular stop for yachts, group tours visiting The Baths on Virgin Gorda, and day boat charters from Tortola, St. Thomas, and St. John.
The island lies adjacent to "wreck alley", a popular wreck diving site in the British Virgin Islands where a number of vessels have been deliberately sunk as dive sites.[2] A local dive store near the beach club rents tanks to certified scuba divers.
References
- ^ "Virgin Islands 2010 Population and Housing Census Report" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "The Story of Cooper Island: Where history and legend mingle". The Welcome Guide to the BVI. Retrieved 18 August 2022.