Banana Point
Banana Point is a cape in Saint Thomas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands. Banana Point is situated nearby to the locality Frenchtown, as well as near Altona.Places of Interest
Highlights include Water Island and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base.
Water Island
Island
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Water Island is a minor island in the United States Virgin Islands, an American territory located in the Caribbean Sea. The rest of the U.S. Virgin Islands were acquired by the Americans in 1917 from Denmark; however, Water Island was excluded, thus the Danish East Asiatic Company, and by proxy the Danish kingdom, continued to own Water Island until several decades later.
Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base, also known as St. Thomas Seaplane Base, is located in the harbor by Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Hassel Island Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hassel Island Historic District is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlotte Amalie West and Saint Thomas.
Charlotte Amalie West
Town
Charlotte Amalie West is a census-designated place in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the west side of the island. It is the third largest town or census-designated place in the U.S.
Saint Thomas
Photo: Calyponte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Thomas is one of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Anna’s Retreat
Town
Anna's Retreat is a suburban census-designated place predominantly in the administrative subdistrict of Tutu in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Small portions of the CDP are in the Northside and Southside subdistricts. Anna’s Retreat is situated 3½ miles east of Banana Point.
Banana Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Pointe de la Banane”, “Sand Punt”, and “Sandpoint”
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint Thomas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.32968° or 18° 19′ 47″ northLongitude
-64.94403° or 64° 56′ 39″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
77CQ83H4+V9GeoNames ID
4795232
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