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.
Photo: Btibbets, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Nevis Peak
Volcano
Nevis Peak is a potentially active volcano which is located in the centre of the island of Nevis of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Photo: Jensonmorton, Public domain.
Localities in the Area
Nevis
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Caribbean Sea
- Categories: island and first-level administrative country subdivision
- Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
Latitude 17.1525° or 17° 9' 9" north | Longitude -62.5867° or 62° 35' 12.2" west |
Population 11,100 | United Nations Location Code KN NEV |
Elevation 3 feet (1 metre) | GeoNames ID 3575263 |
Also Known As
- Arabic: جزيرة نيفيس
- Arabic: نيفيس
- Basque: Nevis
- Belarusian: Востраў Невіс
- Belarusian: Невіс
- Breton: Nevis
- Bulgarian: Невис
- Catalan: Nevis
- Cebuano: Nevis
- Chinese: 尼維斯
- Chinese: 尼維斯島
- Chinese: 尼维斯
- Chinese: 尼维斯岛
- Czech: Nevis
- Danish: Nevis
- Dutch: Nevis
- Esperanto: Neviso
- Estonian: Nevis
- Finnish: Nevis
- French: Nevis
- French: Niévès
- French: TKPN
- French: Île Nevis
- French: Île Niévès
- French: Île de Nevis
- Galician: Nevis
- German: Nevis
- Greek: Νέβις
- Hebrew: נוויס
- Hungarian: Nevis
- Indonesian: Nevis
- Italian: Nevis
- Japanese: ネイビス
- Japanese: ネイビス島
- Korean: 네비스 섬
- Korean: 네비스섬
- Latin: Insula Nivium
- Lingua Franca Nova: Nevis
- Lithuanian: Nevis
- Macedonian: Невис
- Norwegian: Nevis
- Norwegian Bokmål: Nevis
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Nevis
- Occitan (post 1500): Illa de las Nèus
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Nefis
- Persian: نویس
- Polish: Nevis
- Portuguese: Ilha Névis
- Portuguese: Nevedfsd
- Portuguese: Nevis
- Portuguese: Névis
- Romanian: Insula Nevis
- Romanian: Nevis
- Russian: Невис
- Scots: Nevis
- Scottish Gaelic: Nevis
- Scottish Gaelic: Nibheis
- Serbian: Nevis
- Serbian: Невис
- Serbo-Croatian: Nevis
- Slovenian: Nevis
- Spanish: Isla Nieves
- Spanish: Isla de Nieves
- Spanish: Nevis
- Spanish: Nieves
- Swedish: Nevis
- Tamil: நெவிசு
- Thai: เนวิส
- Turkish: Nevis
- Ukrainian: Невіс
- Urdu: ناویس
- Vietnamese: Nevis
- Yue Chinese: 尼維斯島
- Dulcina
- Meavis
- Meves
- Mevis
- Neves
- Nievis
Other Places Named Nevis
In the Area
Localities
- Rawlins
- Hull Ground
- Burdon PastureLocality
- Zetlands
- Brown PastureNeighborhood
- Webb’s GroundLocality
Landmarks
- Tower HillHill
- NevisSummit
- Bath CemeteryCemetery
- Pinney's BeachBeach
- Nelson SpringSpring
- Ashby FortRuin
Popular Destinations in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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