Water Island

Water Island is a minor island in the , an American territory located in the . 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.
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  • Island
  • …has about 180 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 120 feet (40 metres)
  • Description: island of the United States Virgin Islands
  • Also known as
    “Fondeadero de la Isla de Agua”
    “Isla del Agua”
    “Isle de l’Eau”
    “La Providence”
    “Vando”
    “Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands”
    “Water Island, United States Virgin Islands”
    “Water Island, USVI”
    “Watereyland”

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Places in the Area

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Hamlet
is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the .
Town
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Latitude
18.31805° or 18° 19′ 5″ north
Longitude
-64.95044° or 64° 57′ 2″ west
Open location code
77CQ829X+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Water Island” goes by many names.
Water IslandAsturian
Water IslandCatalan
Water IslandCebuano
沃特岛Chinese
Water IslandDanish
Water IslandDutch
واتيرEgyptian Arabic
واتير ايسلاندEgyptian Arabic
Akva InsuloEsperanto
Water IslandFinnish
Water IslandGalician
ווטר איילנדHebrew
Water IslandItalian
ウォーター島Japanese
워터아일랜드섬Korean
جزیره واتر، جزایر ویرجین ایالات متحدهPersian
واتر آیلندPersian
ВотерSerbian
Water IslandSwedish
جزیرہ واٹر، امریکی جزائر ورجنUrdu

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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U.S. Virgin Islands: Highlights

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