Wells Island is a
bar 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
Tyler 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 ...
on the
Ohio River. In 1891, the
Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal govern ...
officially decided upon Wells Island as the island's name. It lies to the southwest of
Sistersville. Wells Island is protected as 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 ...
.
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 Tyler County, West Virginia
Islands of the Ohio River
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