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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  • Type: Island
  • 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”, and “Watereyland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cyril E. King Airport and Flamingo Hill.

Aerodrome
Photo: Pixi Uno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public airport located two miles west of the central business district in the town of Charlotte Amalie on the island of in the .

Peak
Photo: Michael A. Orlando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Historic site
Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frenchtown and Charlotte Amalie West.

Hamlet
is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the . It is located on the south coast, on the west side of the capital, Charlotte Amalie and to the east of the settlement of Altona.

Town
is a census-designated place in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the west side of the island. It is the third largest town or census-designated place in the U.S.

Hamlet
Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0.
on 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 's downtown in Charlotte Amalie East.

Water Island

Latitude
18.31805° or 18° 19′ 5″ north
Longitude
-64.95044° or 64° 57′ 2″ west
Population
182
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Open location code
77CQ829X+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44166064
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4796816
Wiki­data ID
Q679803
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Satellite Map

Discover Water Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Water Island” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Water Island”
  • Catalan: “Water Island”
  • Cebuano: “Water Island”
  • Chinese: “沃特岛”
  • Danish: “Water Island”
  • Dutch: “Water Island”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “واتير ايسلاند”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “واتير”
  • Esperanto: “Akva Insulo”
  • Finnish: “Water Island”
  • French: “Water Island”
  • Galician: “Water Island”
  • German: “Water Island”
  • Hebrew: “ווטר איילנד”
  • Italian: “Water Island”
  • Japanese: “ウォーター島”
  • Korean: “워터아일랜드섬”
  • Persian: “جزیره واتر، جزایر ویرجین ایالات متحده آمریکا”
  • Persian: “جزیره واتر، جزایر ویرجین ایالات متحده”
  • Serbian: “Вотер”
  • Spanish: “Water Island (Islas Vírgenes)”
  • Spanish: “Water Island”
  • Swedish: “Water Island”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ واٹر، امریکی جزائر ورجن”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Western Water Island and Eastern Water Island.

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