Crusoe Cave

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 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.