Waterlemon Cay
Waterlemon Cay is a small cay surrounded by a fringing reef located in Leinster Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is named after the water lemon.- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in the United States Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Jewel Cay”, “Sandia”, “Water Limon Kay”, “Water Melon Cay”, “Watermelon Cay”, and “Zandia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Thatch and Great Thatch.
Little Thatch
Islet
Little Thatch is a privately owned island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, upon which a resort has been built. The island is located less than 500 yards from the western end of Tortola, and is less than 1 mile away from Saint John, United States Virgin Islands.
Great Thatch
Island
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
Great Thatch is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is one of the westernmost islands in the territory. It is believed to take its name from the famous pirate, Edward Teach, although there is little evidence Blackbeard ever sailed in the Virgin Islands. Great Thatch is situated 1½ miles northwest of Waterlemon Cay.
Frenchman’s Cay
Island
Frenchman's Cay is an island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is located 2 km southeast from Great Thatch and is located just east of Little Thatch by a distance of approximately 400 m. Frenchman’s Cay is situated 2 miles northeast of Waterlemon Cay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coral Bay and Virgin Islands National Park.
Coral Bay
Village
Photo: Bonus Onus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coral Bay is a town and a sub-district on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the southeastern side of the island.
Virgin Islands National Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Virgin Islands National Park is a national park of the United States preserving about 60% of the land area of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as more than 5,500 acres of adjacent ocean, and nearly all of Hassel Island, just off the Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas harbor.
Calabash
Neighborhood
Calabash is a neighborhood on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in the east of the island on the coast of Coral Bay, to the south of the town of Coral Bay. Calabash is situated 3 miles south of Waterlemon Cay.
Waterlemon Cay
- Categories: cay, island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Central, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.36708° or 18° 22′ 2″ northLongitude
-64.72293° or 64° 43′ 23″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
77CQ978G+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 157989167OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4796822Wikidata ID
Q7974167
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Waterlemon Cay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waterlemon Cay”
- Croatian: “Waterlemon Cay”
- Japanese: “ウォーターレモン・キー”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waterlemon Cay Beach and Annaberg Beach.
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