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Salt Island Salt Ponds & Settlement
18° 22.3′ N · 64° 31.8′ W · approximate
The salt ponds that gave the island its name and the remains of a settlement of twenty-odd households, now down to a few derelict houses; residents traditionally paid a symbolic rent of one pound of salt a year to the Crown.
Practical
Approximate position: the centroid of the larger salt pond in OpenStreetMap (way 25595443), just behind the north-shore beach; the derelict houses are not mapped. Wikipedia: population three or fewer since at least 1980; the annual salt rent is delivered to the Governor, and Governor John Duncan revived the tradition, presenting a pound of salt to Queen Elizabeth II in March 2015. There is no official trail but it is easy to find your way (Yacht Warriors). Wear shoes, bring water, and respect any remaining private property.
Best for
A short walk into BVI history after a Rhone dive
Nearby
- Salt Island Bay Beach0.1 NM away
- Salt Island Bay Moorings0.2 NM away
- BVI National Parks Trust Marine Conservation Permit0.3 NM away
- Rhone Graves (Salt Island)0.3 NM away
- Rhone Reef & Rhone stern snorkel (Lee Bay)0.3 NM away
- RMS Rhone Marine Park Day Moorings (Lee Bay)0.3 NM away
- RMS Rhone Wreck0.4 NM away
- Vanishing Rock (Cooper Island)0.8 NM away