Booby Island (St. Kitts and Nevis)
| Booby Island (St. Kitts and Nevis) | ||
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| Waters | The Narrows , Caribbean Sea | |
| Geographical location | 17 ° 13 '36 " N , 62 ° 36' 37" W | |
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| length | 110 m | |
| width | 95 m | |
| surface | 1 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Booby Island is a small island about 100 meters in diameter in the Caribbean . It is located in the eastern part of the approximately three kilometer wide strait between St. Kitts and Nevis , The Narrows , and is part of the island state of the same name . The distance to St. Kitts is around 1.7 km and Nevis is 2.4 km. The island is named after the English name for the gannet birds . The island has been under protection as the Booby Island Nature Reserve since 2005.