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 Red Hook and Benner.
Red Hook
Town
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Red Hook is a suburban port census-designated place located on the east side of Saint Thomas in the East End subdistrict. It is the least populated town or CDP in the Virgin Islands with a population of 225 according to the 2020 Census.
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. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in the east of the island. Coral World Ocean Park and Coki Beach are located in Frydendal. 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″ 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
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