Little Jost Van Dyke

Little Jost Van Dyke (colloquially, "Little Jost") is one of the British Virgin Islands. It is a small island on the east end of the island of Jost Van Dyke. Like Jost Van Dyke, it takes its name from the Dutch privateer Joost van Dyk. It is the location of the Diamond Cay National Park, which includes the nesting grounds of wild boobies, terns and pelicans.^[1]

Sights

Dive sites can be found at Twin Towers, two large rock formations rising from 90 feet.

Fauna and flora

Eagle rays and tarpon are found here.^[2]

Natives

The island is uninhabited, but was the site of an eighteenth-century Quaker colony.

John C. Lettsome (1744—1815), founder of the Medical Society of London,^[3] was born on the island.

References

Coordinates: 18°27′13″N 64°43′15″W / 18.45361°N 64.72083°W / 18.45361; -64.72083

Islands of the British Virgin Islands Anegada Beef Island Bellamy Cay Buck Island Carvel Rock Cockroach Island Cooper Island Dead Chest Island Diamond Cay Dog Islands East Seal Dog Island Eustatia Fallen Jerusalem Island Frenchman's Cay George Dog Island Ginger Island Great Camanoe Great Dog Island Great Thatch Great Tobago Island Green Cay Guana Island The Indians Jost Van Dyke Little Camanoe Little Jost Van Dyke Little Thatch Little Tobago Little Wickmans Cay Marina Cay Mosquito Island Nanny Cay Necker Island Norman Island Old Jerusalem Island Pelican Island Peter Island Prickly Pear Round Rock Saba Rock Salt Island Sandy Cay Sandy Spit Scrub Island Tortola Virgin Gorda West Dog Island