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: Coral World Ocean Park and Grass Cay.
Coral World Ocean Park
Zoo
Coral World is a marine park and tourist attraction… 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. Grass Cay is situated 1½ miles northeast of Shark Island.
Thatch Cay
Island
Thatch Cay is a small, uninhabited 230 acre island… Thatch Cay is situated 2 miles northwest of Shark Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Hook and Benner.
Benner
Hamlet
Benner is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Benner is situated 1½ miles southwest of Shark Island.
Frydendal
Village
Frydendal is a settlement on the island of St. Frydendal is situated 2 miles west of Shark Island.
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″ north
Longitude
-64.84468° or 64° 50′ 41″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
77CQ85P4+W4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Nazareth and Smith Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pelican Beach and Phoenix Island Charters.
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Worth a closer look: Saint Croix and Saint John.
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