Salt Island

#12 among destinations in British Virgin Islands

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Salt Island is one of the islands of the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands located about 4.7 miles south east of Road Town, the main town on Tortola. It is named after its salt ponds, which were once an important resource. ()

Alternative names: Area: 190.27 acres (0.2973 mi²)Archipelago: Virgin IslandsCoordinates: 18°22'12"N, 64°31'39"W

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Salt Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Baths, Fort George, Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Cooten Bay ruin.

6.8 miNE
Beach, Geologic formation, Park
The Baths, Virgin Gorda
174 min walk • The Baths is a beach area on the island of Virgin Gorda among the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
6.5 miNW
Ruins
Fort George, Road Town
166 min walk • Fort George is a colonial fort which was erected on the northeast edge of Road Town, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands above Baugher's Bay. The site is now a ruin.
5.4 miN
Bridge
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
139 min walk • The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, sometimes called the Beef Island Bridge, is a bridge, 70 meters long, that links Beef Island with Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The original bridge was opened in 1966, and was replaced by a new bridge in 2003.
7 miNW
Ruins
Cooten Bay ruin, Tortola
180 min walk • The Cooten Bay ruin is a ruin in Cooten Bay, on the north side of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The ruin probably dates from the sugar plantation era, although the fortification of the property with cannon may suggest an earlier date.
5.5 miNW
Church
St. Phillip's Anglican Church, Tortola
140 min walk • St. Phillip's Anglican Church, also known as the African Church, in the Kingstown area of Tortola in British Virgin Islands, was built in 1840 by a community of Africans who had been liberated from illegal slave ships.
3.7 miW
Island
Peter Island
95 min walk • Peter Island is a 720 hectare private island located in the British Virgin Islands. It is about 5 miles south-west from Road Town, Tortola.
2.4 miW
Island
Dead Chest Island, Road Town
61 min walk • Dead Chest Island is an Island located half a mile north east of Deadman's Bay on Peter Island, British Virgin Islands. It is uninhabited, has no fresh water or trees and only sparse vegetation.
5.6 miN
Island
Little Camanoe, Road Town
144 min walk • Little Camanoe is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. The island provides habitat for the common Puerto Rican ameiva, the crested anole, and the big-scaled least gecko.