Broadback Island is an
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
in the
Ohio River in
Pleasants County,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
. It is opposite the city of
Belmont, West Virginia. Broadback Island is a part of the
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage) in the U.S. state of West Virginia. There are also two ...
.
The island is popular with bird watchers because it serves as a good place to scan for
osprey
The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...
and
bald eagles. Along with
First Brother Island
First Brother Island is an island on the Ohio River along the shores of the city of Belmont in Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA. French Creek empties into the Ohio on its eastern end. First Brother Island contains a number of operating oil we ...
, closer to the Belmont shore, it is sometimes referred to as Second Brother Island.
See also
*
List of islands of West Virginia
This is a list of islands of West Virginia.
See also
* List of islands on the Potomac River
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Islands in West Virginia, List of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and South ...
References
River islands of West Virginia
Islands of Pleasants County, West Virginia
Islands of the Ohio River
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