Triangle Island
Triangle Island is an islet in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Triangle Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Bakkero, as well as near the village Frenchman’s Bay.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Blinde Klippen”, “Driehoek”, “Drihuk”, “El Triangulo”, “Los Triangulos”, “The Triangles”, “Trekant”, “Triangel”, “Triangle Islands”, and “Trigon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Water Island and Flag Hill.
Water Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Water Island is situated 2 miles west of Triangle Island.
Blackbeard’s Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blackbeard's Castle is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas. Blackbeard’s Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Triangle Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Havensight and Bolongo.
Havensight
Hamlet
Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0.
Havensight on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands is a community and the busiest cruise port in the world. It is located predominantly subdistrict of Charlotte Amalie with a small portion in the Southside census subdistrict, 1.5 miles from territorial historical capital of Charlotte Amalie's downtown in Charlotte Amalie East.
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.
Fort Christian
Hamlet
Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0.
Fort Christian is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Fort Christian is situated 2 miles northwest of Triangle Island.
Triangle Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.31357° or 18° 18′ 49″ northLongitude
-64.91681° or 64° 55′ 1″ westOpen location code
77CQ837M+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 356559346OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4796720Wikidata ID
Q32035431
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Triangle Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Triangle Island”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bakkero and Frenchman’s Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barrel of Beef and Limetree Beach.
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