Goat Island (Barbuda)
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| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 17°42′19″N 61°51′06″W / 17.70528°N 61.85167°W |
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Goat Island is an uninhabited island off the northern coast of Barbuda. It is the northernmost island in Antigua and Barbuda. The island is a proposed conservation site and is bounded to the south by Codrington Lagoon, a protected area.[1][2] The island is considered a wetland and is partly forested.[3] Goat Island, along with Rabbit Island and Kid Island, make up the North Coast district.[4] It is part of the Codrington geological formation.[5]
References
- ^ "Project 3.0 - Establishment of a National ParksProtected Areas System". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ "MPAtlas » Goat Island Flash Sanctuary". old.mpatlas.org. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ^ "Antigua & Barbuda's 2015-2020 National Action Plan: Combatting Desertification, Land Degradation & Drought" (PDF).
- ^ "Districts of Barbuda".
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/231880687_The_stratigraphy_of_Barbuda_West_Indies