Pelican Island is an uninhabited
island
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in the southwestern corner of the
British Virgin Islands
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in the
Caribbean
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. It is located immediately north of
Norman Island
Norman Island is an island at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is one of a number of islands reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel ''Treasure Island''.
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, southwest of
Peter Island
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. It is east of
Flanagan Island
Flanagan Island (sometimes referred to in older charts as Witch Island) is an island located within the Virgin Islands archipelago in the Caribbean and forms part of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
It is located just off of the eastern end of St. John ...
in the southeastern corner of the
US Virgin Islands
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The rocky cliffs on the south-western face of the island plunge into the sea, The National Park moorings make it a popular snorkeling and
dive site
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. It is perfectly possible to land a boat on the other sides of the island, although there is not much to see.
In some older charts, Pelican Island is referred to as Witch Island, as is Flanagan Island. This confusion may be connected to a pre-1977 lack of clarification as to whether Flanagan formed part of the Danish (now US) islands, or the British Virgin Islands.
Uninhabited islands of the British Virgin Islands
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