Water Island
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Water Island is a small, largely residential and tranquil island in the Caribbean that forms part of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| access | ferry from Saint Thomas ⓘ |
| archipelago |
U.S. Virgin Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Virgin Islands
|
| area |
approximately 0.5 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 1.3 square kilometers ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
United States territories
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Minor Outlying and Insular Areas (broad classification)
|
| bodyOfWater |
Charlotte Amalie Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlotte Amalie harbor
|
| characteristic |
largely residential
ⓘ
tranquil ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| formerUse |
United States military defense site
ⓘ
World War II coastal defense ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| hasBeach |
Honeymoon Beach
ⓘ
Sprat Bay ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Fort Segarra ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
boating
ⓘ
snorkeling ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
limited commercial development
ⓘ
no large hotels ⓘ |
| isoCodeSubdivision | VI ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
West Indies ⓘ |
| mainSettlementType | scattered residential communities ⓘ |
| near | Saint Thomas ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | privately owned until late 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Saint Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Thomas District
U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form:
United States Virgin Islands
|
| population | approximately 200 ⓘ |
| populationNote | population fluctuates seasonally ⓘ |
| postalCodeRegion | 00802 ⓘ |
| primaryUse | residential ⓘ |
| sovereignty |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timezone | Atlantic Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType | low-key tourism ⓘ |
| transferredTo |
Government of the United States Virgin Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Virgin Islands government
|
| transferYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| transport |
golf carts
ⓘ
small roads ⓘ |
| utcOffset | UTC−4 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.