Fallen Jerusalem Island
Fallen Jerusalem is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, located to the south of Virgin Gorda. It obtained its name from the large number of oversized volcanic boulders that are scattered over the island which give it the vague resemblance of a destroyed city.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Old Jerusalem”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Round Rock and Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda.
Round Rock
Islet
Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Round Rock is an uninhabited island in the British Virgin Islands, to the south of Virgin Gorda, east of Ginger Island and close to Fallen Jerusalem Island.
Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda
Ruins
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
The Copper Mine on Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, is a national park containing the ruins of an abandoned 19th-century copper mine. Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda is situated 2 miles northeast of Fallen Jerusalem Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spanish Town.
Spanish Town
Town
Spanish Town on southern Virgin Gorda is the second largest town on the British Virgin Islands. Also known as Valley, Spanish Town offers numerous shopping possibilities. Spanish Town is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fallen Jerusalem Island.
Fallen Jerusalem Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: British Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.41743° or 18° 25′ 3″ northLongitude
-64.45127° or 64° 27′ 5″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
77CQCG8X+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 157858139OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3577647Wikidata ID
Q5432249
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Satellite Map
Discover Fallen Jerusalem Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Fallen Jerusalem Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fallen Jerusalem”
- Dutch: “Fallen Jerusalem Island”
- Galician: “Illa Fallen Jerusalem”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Gefallenu Hierusalem Īeg”
- Spanish: “Isla Fallen Jerusalem”
- Urdu: “فالین جیروسالیم یسلینڈ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stevens Pasture and Head of the Bay.
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Highlights include Devil’s Bay and The Baths.
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