Nevis
Nevis is the smaller of the two islands that make up the small Caribbean island nation, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. A former British colony, these islands became independent from Britain in 1983.
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- Island
- …has about 12,300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,400 feet (730 metres)
- Description: island and state in the Caribbean Sea
- Also known as“Dulcina”“Meavis”“Meves”“Mevis”“Neves”“Nevis Island”“Nievis”
Places of Interest
Discover Nevis Peak and Pinney’s Beach.
Pinney’s Beach
Pinney's Beach, also spelled Pinneys Beach, is a very…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include FigTree and Market Shop.
FigTree
Town
Figtree is a town on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Market Shop
Town
Market Shop is a village on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Cotton Ground
Village
Cotton Ground is a town on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Nevis
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Latitude
17.1525° or 17° 9′ 9″ north
Longitude
-62.5867° or 62° 35′ 12″ west
UN/LOCODE
KN NEV
Open location code
779V5C27+X8
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Nevis” goes by many names.
جزيرة نيفيسArabic
نيفيسArabic
NevisBasque
Востраў НевісBelarusian
НевісBelarusian
নেভিসBengali
নেভিস দ্বীপBengali
NevisBreton
НевисBulgarian
NevisCatalan
NevisCebuano
尼維斯Chinese
尼维斯Chinese
尼维斯岛Chinese
NevisCzech
NevisDanish
NevisDutch
NevisoEsperanto
NevisEstonian
NevisFinnish
NevisGalician
ნევისიGeorgian
ΝέβιςGreek
נוויסHebrew
NevisHungarian
NevisIndonesian
NevisItalian
ネイビスJapanese
ネイビス島Japanese
네비스 섬Korean
Insula NiviumLatin
NevisaLatvian
NevisLingua Franca Nova
NevisLithuanian
НевисMacedonian
NevisNorthern Frisian
NevisNorwegian
NevisNorwegian Bokmål
NevisNorwegian Nynorsk
Illa de las NèusOccitan (post 1500)
NèusOccitan (post 1500)
NefisOld English (ca. 450-1100)
NevisPapiamento
نویسPersian
NevisPolish
Insula NevisRomanian
НевисRussian
NevisScots
NibheisScottish Gaelic
NevisSerbian
НевисSerbian
NevisSerbo-Croatian
NevisSlovenian
ناویسUrdu
NevisVietnamese
NevisWaray (Philippines)
Nevis (purô)Waray (Philippines)
NevisWelsh
尼維斯島Yue Chinese
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brown Pasture and Webb’s Ground.
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Highlights
Learn more about Basseterre and Saint Kitts.
