Upper Twin Island is a
bar island
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in
Ohio County,
West Virginia
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on the
Ohio River.
It lies upstream from its twin,
Lower Twin Island. Both islands are part of the city of
Wheeling and situated between
Martins Ferry,
Ohio
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and mainland Wheeling.
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
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References
River islands of West Virginia
Landforms of Ohio County, West Virginia
Islands of the Ohio River
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