Crown Point | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Trinidad and Tobago |
Coordinates: | 11.1497°N -60.8322°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Trinidad and Tobago |
Subdivision Type1: | Ward |
Subdivision Name1: | Tobago |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | St. Patrick |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 554 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Crown Point is a town in southwestern Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. It contains the A.N.R. Robinson International Airport which was formerly known as the Crown Point International Airport. It is near Store Bay, Buccoo Reef, and Pigeon Point. Crusoe Cave is located nearby.
The name component "Crown" does not derive from the English word "crown", but from the Englisch word "couronian", referring to the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia that ruled over Tobago in the late 17th century.[1]
Crown Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Scarborough, on the south west extremity of Tobago in the nearby the airport. The lighthouse consist of a square metal tower with gallery and lantern 26m (85feet) high and has a focal height of 35m (115feet). It is powered by solar unit and emits an alternating group of four white flashing repeated every 20 seconds visible up to .