Leeward Passage
Encyclopedia
The Leeward Passage is a channel
between Hans Lollik Island
and northern St. Thomas Island
in the United States Virgin Islands
in the West Indies.
Channel (geography)
In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks.A channel is also the natural or human-made deeper course through a reef, sand bar, bay, or any shallow body of water...
between Hans Lollik Island
Hans Lollik Island
The Hans Lollik Islands are two islands in the US Virgin Islands. The islands,which are currently for sale, are owned by film producer Bruce Randolph Tizes and his male partner Peter R. Morris. Great Hans Lollik Island is found approximately 8,000 feet beyond the central northshore of St. Thomas,...
and northern St. Thomas Island
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of...
in the United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
in the West Indies.