Guide · Beaches · St. Kitts
Cockleshell Bay
Soft sand at the southeast tip of St. Kitts, looking straight across The Narrows to Nevis.
17.22° N · 62.62° WSaint George Basseterre · Checked September 2026
Cockleshell Bay is at the end of the Southeast Peninsula, where St. Kitts comes closest to Nevis. The Narrows, the channel between the two islands, is only a few kilometres wide here.
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