Saint Giles Island

Island off the north-east tip of Tobago

Saint Giles Island London Bridge Rock, to the west of Saint Giles Island

Saint Giles Island is the largest in a group of small islands off the north-eastern tip of Tobago, in the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago.

## Environment

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The island is very steep sided and hosts tropical dry forest and wind-swept littoral scrub. At least five species of reptiles have been recorded for the island. One is a snake - Boddaert's tropical racer. The remaining four are lizards - green iguanas, turnip-tailed geckos, eyespot geckos and an unidentified species of skink in the sub-family Mabuyinae.

Saint Giles, along with adjacent rock islets, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of red-billed tropicbirds, Audubon's Shearwaters and magnificent frigatebirds, as well as red-footed, brown and masked boobies. It is one of the most important seabird breeding islands in the southern Caribbean.[1]

## See also

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* Islands of Trinidad and Tobago

## References

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1. ^ "St Giles Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-15.

11°21′N 60°31′W﻿ / ﻿11.350°N 60.517°W﻿ / 11.350; -60.517

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Islands of Trinidad and Tobago

Major Islands|

* Trinidad
* Tobago

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Bocas Islands|

* Chacachacare
* Huevos
* Monos
* Gaspar Grande
* Gasparillo Island

The Five Islands|

* Caledonia Island
* Craig Island
* Lenagan Island
* Nelson Island
* Pelican Island
* Rock Island

San Diego Islands|

* Cronstadt Island
* Carrera Island

Selected Islands off Tobago|

* Little Tobago
* St. Giles Island
* Goat Island
* Sisters' Rock

Other Islands|

* Saut d'Eau
* Faralon Rock
* Soldado Rock

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