Little Thatch

{{About|the private island|the 14th-century timber-framed building|The Little Thatch}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox islands

| name = Little Thatch

| image_name = Karibik - Brit. Jungferninseln - Great Thatch Island – Little Tatch Island – Frenchmans Cay - West End of Tortola – Jost van Dyke - panoramio.jpg

| image_caption = Little Thatch on the left

| island_type =

| location = Caribbean Sea

| image_map = Little Thatch, Jost Van Dyke BVI.svg

| map = British Virgin Islands#Caribbean

| map_caption = The location of Little Thatch within the British Virgin Islands

| area_sqmi =

| coordinates = {{coord|18.3815|N|64.7160|W|region:VG_type:isle|display=title,inline}}

| archipelago = Virgin Islands

| country = United Kingdom

| country_admin_divisions_title = British Overseas Territory

| country_admin_divisions = British Virgin Islands

| population =

| population_as_of =

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| timezone1 = AST

| utc_offset1 = -4

| iso_code = VG

}}

Little Thatch is a privately owned island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, upon which a resort has been built. The island is located less than {{convert|500|yd}} from the western end of Tortola, and is less than {{convert|1|mi}} away from Saint John, United States Virgin Islands. The island was sold by John and Jill Maynard in December 2014 to the owners of OtterBox, Curt and Nancy Richardson.{{cite web|url=https://www.bareboatsbvi.com/resort-islands/little-thatch-island.php|title=Little Thatch Island in the British Virgin Islands|website=bareboatsbvi.com}}

It is believed to take its name from the famous pirate, Edward Teach (better known as "Blackbeard"), although there is little evidence Blackbeard ever sailed in the Virgin Islands.

The island provides habitat for the big-scaled least gecko (Sphaerodactylus macrolepis macrolepis).{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/atollresearchb2412511smit/page/48|title=Atoll research bulletin – Biogeography of the Puerto Rican bank|first1=Harold|last1=Heatwole|first2=Richard|last2=Levins|first3=Michael D.|last3=Byer|volume=251|pages=48|publisher=The Smithsonian Institution|location=Washington, D.C.|date=July 1981|oclc=45726059}}