Cayo Norte is the first island to starboard when traveling through the Virgin Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea.

It is somewhat oval in shape, with hills gently sloping to the sandy beaches on the south coast.

[6] The hills on the eastern half of the island are mostly covered with bushes (croton rigidus).

[7] In 1895, during the initial Spanish colonization of Culebra Island, title to Cayo Norte was ceded to José Morales and Francisco de los Santos.

The transactions were made through U.S. Virgin Island Properties, an LLC belonging to him and his wife, Lucinda Southworth.