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Tobago

The Capital of Paradise
Flag of Tobago
Flag
Motto: "Pulchrior Evenit" (Latin)
"She becomes more beautiful"
Anthem: Forged From The Love of Liberty
Capital Scarborough
Largest city Scarborough
Official languages
Government Autonomous island
Anthony Carmona
K. Persad-Bissessar
• Chief Secretary
 Orville London
Area
• Total
 300 km2 (120 sq mi)
Population
• 2011 census
 60,874
• Density
 202.9/km2 (525.5/sq mi)
Currency Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
Time zone UTC-4
Calling code 1 868
Internet TLD .tt

Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is in the southern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island is not hit by hurricanes very often.

Images for kids

  • GreatCourlandBayMonument

    The Great Courland Bay Monument in Tobago commemorates the Courland colonization of the Americas

  • Castara Bay (Tobago 2009)

    Castara Bay

  • Tobago jade ceremonial ax

    Greenstone ceremonial axe, from shell midden, Mount Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957.

  • Phaethon aethereus Little Tobago

    Red-billed tropicbird on Little Tobago.

  • Speyside - August 2013 (20)

    Speyside - Small town on NE coast of Tobago, West Indies. Main activities: fishing, agriculture, bird-watching, snorkelling scuba diving.

  • St. Giles Island - August 2013 (50)

    St. Giles Island - Northernmost land area of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Protected bird sanctuary. Scuba diving nearby.

  • Charlotteville - August 2013 (60)

    Charlotteville - Small town on northern tip of the island of Tobago, West Indies.

  • Tobago - August 2013 (1530)

    Tobago - August 2013 (1530)

  • Parlatuvier Bay

    Parlatuvier Bay - North central coast of Tobago, West Indies. In the distance is a dive site named "The Sisters".

  • Tobago Cuisine (10)

    Tobago Cuisine - Crab and Dumplings

  • Little Tobago

    Little Tobago island - Located off the north east village of Speyside, Tobago, West Indies. It is a bird sanctuary.

  • Scarborough Tobago Panorama 2015

    Panoramic shot of Downtown Scarborough, Tobago

  • Englishman's Bay

    Englishman's Bay - North central coast of Tobago, West Indies

  • Tobago Cuisine (20)

    Tobago Cuisine - Pacro Water and Sea Moss drinks

  • Speyside Tobago

    Speyside - Popular diving sites at Manta Reef and Angel Reef

  • Boccoo2-2005

    Pigeon Point, Tobago.

  • Artisanal Fishing - Tobago, West Indies

    Fishing - Tobago, West Indies

  • Scarborough Port, Tobago

    The port of Scarborough, Tobago. Administrative and commercial capital of the island.

  • Castara village Beach1

    Castara village beach


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