Crab Island is an island located in the mouth of the Berbice River in Guyana, located at 6°16′59″N 57°31′01″W / 6.283°N 57.517°W.[1]
Crab Island is so named due to the presence of numerous crabs there, and is approximately one mile in circumference.[2] Until the British took over Berbice in 1815, the Dutch had a fort here called St. Andries.
See also
References
- ^ "Crab Island, East Berbice, Corentyne, Guyana". tageo.com. http://www.tageo.com/index-e-gy-v-13-d-m1361186.htm.
- ^ Robert Montgomery Martin. "History of the British Colonies, Volume 2 - Possessions in the West Indies". http://books.google.com/books?id=36QNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=%22crab+island%22+guyana&source=web&ots=zKuirkuAoP&sig=RJ0qWFb_zFFVRI-p0VV9Dz3_9X8.
 |
This Guyana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
