Capella Island
Capella Island is a 230-acre uninhabited island and diving spot that is owned by the United States Virgin Islands. It is located about 2 miles south of the island of St. Thomas.- Type: Coastline
- Description: island in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Broken Island”, “Capella Cays”, “Capella Islands”, “Graeskaien”, and “Isle Bokken”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolongo and Nadir.
Bolongo
Village
Bolongo is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Bolongo is also a dialect of the Mongo, a Bantu language from Africa.
Nadir
Hamlet
Nadir is a settlement on the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. A "Bridge to Nowhere" is located in Nadir.
Benner
Hamlet
Benner is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.
Capella Island
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Southside, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.27538° or 18° 16′ 31″ northLongitude
-64.88769° or 64° 53′ 16″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
77CQ74G6+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 171572771OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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Satellite Map
Discover Capella Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Capella Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Broken Island”
- Cebuano: “Capella Island”
- Croatian: “Capella (Američki Djevičanski otoci)”
- Croatian: “Capella”
- Dutch: “Capella Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاپيلا”
- French: “Capella Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Capella”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bovoni and Frenchman’s Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Montagne Rouge and Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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