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{{Short description|Cave in Trinidad and Tobago}}

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”’Crusoe Cave”’ is a [[sea cave]] on [[Crown Point, Tobago|Crown Point]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ltsAAAAMAAJ&q=%22crown+point%22|title=Tobago: Robinson Crusoe’s Island in the West Indies|last=Ottley|first=Carlton Robert|date=1969|publisher=Printers: P.N.M. Publishing Company|language=en}}</ref> on the island of [[Tobago]] in [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. The cave is named for the titular main character of the 1719 novel ”[[Robinson Crusoe]]” by English writer [[Daniel Defoe]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HbGYZ0DQaakC&q=crusoe&pg=PA53|title=Islands Magazine|date=January–February 2004|language=en}}</ref> In the novel, Crusoe is shipwrecked on an unnamed island described as within sight of [[Trinidad]]; it is believed by some that Crusoe’s island was based on Tobago.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/oct/01/top-10-attractions-tobago-caribbean|title=Top 10 attractions in Tobago|last=Bissessarsingh|first=Angelo|date=2013-10-01|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-21|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=”:1″>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K6beeta3vsQC&q=%22crusoe+cave%22+tobago&pg=PA263|title=The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago|last1=De-Light|first1=Dominique|last2=Thomas|first2=Polly|date=2001|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-747-8|language=en}}</ref> The cave has been referred to by this name as early as 1890.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VhpJAQAAIAAJ&q=crusoe&pg=PA28|title=United States Consular Reports: Reports from the Consuls of the United States on the Commerce, Manufactures, Etc., of Their Consular Districts|date=1890|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}}</ref>

”’Crusoe Cave”’ is a [[sea cave]] on [[Crown Point, Tobago|Crown Point]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ltsAAAAMAAJ&q=%22crown+point%22|title=Tobago: Robinson Crusoe’s Island in the West Indies|last=Ottley|first=Carlton Robert|date=1969|publisher=Printers: P.N.M. Publishing Company|language=en}}</ref> on the island of [[Tobago]] in [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. The cave is named for the titular main character of the 1719 novel ”[[Robinson Crusoe]]” by English writer [[Daniel Defoe]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HbGYZ0DQaakC&q=crusoe&pg=PA53|title=Islands Magazine|date=January–February 2004|language=en}}</ref> In the novel, Crusoe is shipwrecked on an unnamed island described as within sight of [[Trinidad]]; it is believed by some that Crusoe’s island was based on Tobago.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/oct/01/top-10-attractions-tobago-caribbean|title=Top 10 attractions in Tobago|last=Bissessarsingh|first=Angelo|date=2013-10-01|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-21|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=”:1″>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K6beeta3vsQC&q=%22crusoe+cave%22+tobago&pg=PA263|title=The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago|last1=De-Light|first1=Dominique|last2=Thomas|first2=Polly|date=2001|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-747-8|language=en}}</ref> The cave has been referred to by this name as early as 1890.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VhpJAQAAIAAJ&q=crusoe&pg=PA28|title=United States Consular Reports: Reports from the Consuls of the United States on the Commerce, Manufactures, Etc., of Their Consular Districts|date=1890|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}}</ref>

The cave can be visited on foot.<ref name=”:0″ /> It fills with water during [[high tide]], and is therefore best viewed during low tide.<ref name=”:0″ /> There are some fossils found in the limestone of the cave.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0PdKAAAAYAAJ&q=%22crusoe+cave%22+tobago|title=Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society|date=1982|publisher=Maryland Herpetological Society, Department of Herpetology, Natural History Society of Maryland.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJsQAQAAIAAJ&q=%22crusoe+cave%22+tobago|title=Research Reports – National Geographic Society|last=Society (U.S.)|first=National Geographic|date=1980|publisher=National Geographic Society|isbn=978-0-87044-608-5|language=en}}</ref> The land where the cave sits is privately owned, but can usually be accessed for a nominal fee.<ref name=”:1″ /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X1C88ud_pvsC&q=%22crusoe+cave%22+tobago&pg=PT117|title=Adventure Guide to Trinidad and Tobago|last=O’Donnell|first=Kathleen|date=March 2001|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc|isbn=978-1-58843-257-5|language=en}}</ref>

The cave can be visited on foot.<ref name=”:0″ /> It fills with water during [[high tide]], and is therefore best viewed during low tide.<ref name=”:0″ /> There are some fossils found in the limestone of the cave.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0PdKAAAAYAAJ&q=%22crusoe+cave%22+tobago|title=Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society|date=1982|publisher=Maryland Herpetological Society, Department of Herpetology, Natural History Society of Maryland.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KJsQAQAAIAAJ&q=%22crusoe+cave%22+tobago|title=Research Reports – National Geographic Society|last=Society (U.S.)|first=National Geographic|date=1980|publisher=National Geographic Society|isbn=978-0-87044-608-5|language=en}}</ref> The land where the cave sits is privately owned, but can usually be accessed for a nominal fee.<ref name=”:1″ /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X1C88ud_pvsC&q=%22crusoe+cave%22+tobago&pg=PT117|title=Adventure Guide to Trinidad and Tobago|last=O’Donnell|first=Kathleen|date=March 2001|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc|isbn=978-1-58843-257-5|language=en}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 03:32, 20 December 2025

Cave in Trinidad and Tobago

Crusoe Cave is a sea cave on Crown Point,[1] on the island of Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago. The cave is named for the titular main character of the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by English writer Daniel Defoe.[2] In the novel, Crusoe is shipwrecked on an unnamed island described as within sight of Trinidad; it is believed by some that Crusoe’s island was based on Tobago.[3][4] The cave has been referred to by this name since as early as 1890.[5]

The cave can be visited on foot.[3] It fills with water during high tide, and is therefore best viewed during low tide.[3] There are some fossils found in the limestone of the cave.[6][7] The land where the cave sits is privately owned, but can usually be accessed for a nominal fee.[4][8]

  1. ^ Ottley, Carlton Robert (1969). Tobago: Robinson Crusoe’s Island in the West Indies. Printers: P.N.M. Publishing Company.
  2. ^ Islands Magazine. January–February 2004.
  3. ^ a b c Bissessarsingh, Angelo (2013-10-01). “Top 10 attractions in Tobago”. The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  4. ^ a b De-Light, Dominique; Thomas, Polly (2001). The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-747-8.
  5. ^ United States Consular Reports: Reports from the Consuls of the United States on the Commerce, Manufactures, Etc., of Their Consular Districts. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1890.
  6. ^ Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society. Maryland Herpetological Society, Department of Herpetology, Natural History Society of Maryland. 1982.
  7. ^ Society (U.S.), National Geographic (1980). Research Reports – National Geographic Society. National Geographic Society. ISBN 978-0-87044-608-5.
  8. ^ O’Donnell, Kathleen (March 2001). Adventure Guide to Trinidad and Tobago. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-58843-257-5.

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