Pelican Island
Pelican Island is an uninhabited island in the southwestern corner of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located immediately north of Norman Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the British Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Witch Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Indians and Norman Island.
The Indians
Islet
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
The Indians are an uninhabited small archipelago of islets in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. They are west of the small British Pelican Island and east of the small US Flanagan Island.
Norman Island
Island
Norman Island is an island at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is one of a number of islands reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel Treasure Island. Norman Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pelican Island.
Flanagan Island
Islet
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
Flanagan Island is an island located within the Virgin Islands archipelago in the Caribbean and forms part of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located just off of the eastern end of St. John Island. Flanagan Island is situated 1½ miles west of Pelican Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Islands and Hermitage.
Southern Islands
Photo: Matt & Nayoung, CC BY 2.0.
The Southern Islands of the British Virgin Islands are uninhabited, but nonetheless oft visited by island-hopping yachters. They are beautiful, and provide some of the best snorkelling and diving opportunities in the territory.
Hermitage
Locality
Hermitage is an area of Virgin Islands National Park on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located along the north side of Coral Bay, between the town of Coral Bay and the island's inhabited East End. Hermitage is situated 5 miles west of Pelican Island.
Johns Folly Bay
Neighborhood
Johns Folly is a neighborhood on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the east side of the island, south of Coral Bay and north of Salt Pond Bay. Johns Folly Bay is situated 5 miles west of Pelican Island.
Pelican Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.33245° or 18° 19′ 57″ northLongitude
-64.62554° or 64° 37′ 32″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
77CQ89JF+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 157932457OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3577457Wikidata ID
Q7161393
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Pelican Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pelican Island (pulo sa British Virgin Islands)”
- Cebuano: “Pelican Island”
- Croatian: “Otok nesita (Britanski Djevičanski otoci)”
- Croatian: “Otok nesita”
- Croatian: “Pelican Island”
- Dutch: “Pelican Island”
- Galician: “Illa Pelícano, Illas Virxes Británicas”
- Galician: “Illa Pelícano”
- Spanish: “Isla Pelican”
- Turkish: “Pelikan Adası (Britanya Virjin Adaları)”
- Turkish: “Pelikan Adası”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hansen Bay and East End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peter Island and Blackrock Hill.
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