Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky islet, located 0.3 miles northeast of Prettyklip Point on Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Its elevation is 32 feet.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Haye England”, “Isle Haye”, “Shark Cay”, “Shark Island, United States Virgin Islands”, “Shark Islet”, and “Tiburon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coral World Ocean Park and Grass Cay.
Coral World Ocean Park
Zoo
Coral World is a marine park and tourist attraction located next to Coki Beach on the East End of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Coral World Ocean Park is situated 1½ miles northwest of Shark Island.
Grass Cay
Islet
Grass Cay is an island of the United States Virgin Islands. It is located between St. Thomas and St. John. It is approximately 1.6 miles long by 1⁄8 mile wide. There is no permanent human habitation. Grass Cay is situated 1½ miles northeast of Shark Island.
Thatch Cay
Island
Thatch Cay is a small, uninhabited 230 acre island one-half mile off the northeastern coast of Saint Thomas. Its highest peak is 482 feet. It is one of the last privately held, undeveloped islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thatch Cay is situated 2 miles northwest of Shark Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anna’s Retreat and Cruz Bay.
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 3 miles west of Shark Island.
Cruz Bay
Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cruz Bay is the main town on Saint John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The harbor for this town is filled with sailboats from around the world. The small town square is the center of commerce, with many small bars, restaurants and shops.
Saint John
Photo: Bike756, Public domain.
Saint John is the smallest, but many say the prettiest of the U.S. Virgin Islands because of its world-class beaches. Two-thirds of Saint John is Virgin Islands National Park.
Shark Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.33727° or 18° 20′ 14″ northLongitude
-64.84468° or 64° 50′ 41″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
77CQ85P4+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 157804752OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4796605Wikidata ID
Q20828413
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Shark Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shark Island”
- Croatian: “Otok morskih pasa (Američki Djevičanski otoci)”
- Croatian: “Otok morskih pasa”
- Polish: “Shark Island (Wyspy Dziewicze)”
- Polish: “Shark Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coki Point and Contant.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pelican Beach and Phoenix Island Charters.
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