Tobago Cays
| Tobago Cays | ||
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 Petit Rameau in the left foreground |
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| Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
| archipelago | Grenadines | |
| Geographical location | 12 ° 38 ′ N , 61 ° 22 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 5 | |
| Main island | Petit Rameau | |
| Total land area | 0.13 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
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The Tobago Cays are a group of five small islands 2.2 km east of the inhabited island of Mayreau . As part of the Grenadines island chain , they belong to the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean . The islands of Petit Bateau , Baradal , Jamesby , the somewhat southeast remote Petit Tobac (Petit Tabac) and the approximately six hectare main island of Petit Rameau are protected by the “Horse Shoe Reef”. This large coral reef surrounds four of the islands like a horseshoe-shaped protective wall and largely keeps out the Atlantic swell. All five islands are uninhabited, even if many so-called boat boys work here due to the sailing tourists.
The Tobago Cays are a popular destination for sailing yachts and diving tourists who find an ideal anchorage in the lagoon between the islets and the beauty of the Caribbean underwater world on the northern Horse Shoe Reef.
