5 Caribbean Islands You May Not Know Existed

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The Caribbean is among the world's most mapped and sought-after regions.

While it's been well-discovered as of 2025, it remains home to some overlooked or forgotten island destinations.

Here's a closer look at some of the Caribbean's most notable and perhaps unknown islands.

Andros Island, Bahamas
Aerial view of Andros Island, Bahamas. (Photo Credit: Adobe/James White/Danita Delimont)

Despite being the largest of the thousands of record-breaking Bahamian islands and being quite visible on a map, the Caribbean archipelago of Andros is often overlooked.

Boasting a population of under 8,000, this destination has long been touted by the Bahamian tourism industry as the least-explored island in the coveted chain. Comprised of cays and swampland, this island remains one of the region's most forgotten.

Corn Islands, Nicaragua

Located a little more than 40 miles off the coast of the Central American country of Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea, the Corn Islands—comprised of Big Corn Island and Little Corn Island—possess a population of just under 8,000.

Throughout history, the islands have relied on coconut harvesting and fishing to fuel the local economy, but tourism has boomed of late, with travelers coming from far and wide to snorkel and scuba dive the islands' tremendous coral reefs and get up close with their spectacular marine wildlife, which includes sharks and sea turtles, among other species.

Montserrat

A mountainous island hiding between St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and Guadeloupe, Montserrat is a British overseas territory with a population of under 5,000.

Considered the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean for its resemblance to Ireland and its ancestry, Montserrat suffered a devastating volcanic eruption in 1995 and remains hard to reach three decades later.

Still, visitors willing to reach its shores—you can take a short flight from the aforementioned neighboring islands like Antigua—will have plenty to explore, including spectacular black sand beaches, stunning scenery on hiking trails and charming accommodations and restaurants.

Aerial view of Montserrat in the Caribbean

Navassa Island, Haiti

Situated in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and Haiti, the tiny uninhabited Navassa Island has a long and troubled history, with both Haiti and the U.S. claiming it for multiple reasons.

The U.S. established the Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge before the turn of the century, but this 2.1 square mile island remains among the world's least-visited places.

What's more, Haiti currently receives a Level 4 travel advisory from the U.S. State Department amid ongoing civil unrest, with major travel suppliers like Royal Caribbean even suspending cruise trips as a result.

Saba, The Netherlands

Saba is a Dutch Caribbean island located between the Virgin Islands and other prominent Leeward Islands destinations, specifically fewer than 28 miles southwest of its international hub of St. Maarten.

Travelers can also opt for a scenic 90-minute ferry ride to experience the islands' four unique villages, which offer world-class hiking opportunities in addition to access to bars, restaurants, shops and museums, among other attractions.

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