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Necker Island is located at latitude 18.55 north and longitude 64.35 west in the eastern section of the British Virgin Islands.It is about 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Virgin Gorda and north-east of Prickly Pear Island and also Mosquito Island (sometimes spelled Moskito Island), which is also owned by Branson.
Necker Island (Hawaiian: Mokumanamana "branched island") [2] is a small uninhabited island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is located at in the Pacific Ocean, 430 miles (370 nmi; 690 km) northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, 155 miles (135 nmi; 249 km) northwest of Nihoa, [3] and 8 miles (7 nmi; 13 km) north of the Tropic of Cancer
Necker Island may refer to: Necker Island (British Virgin Islands), an island in the British Virgin Islands, owned by Richard Branson;
Map of Enewetak Atoll Aerial view of Enewetak and Parry. Enewetak Atoll (/ ɛ ˈ n iː w ə ˌ t ɔː k, ˌ ɛ n ɪ ˈ w iː t ɔː k /; [2] also spelled Eniwetok Atoll or sometimes Eniewetok; Marshallese: Ānewetak, [ænʲeːwɛːdˠɑk], or Āne-wātak, [ænʲeːwæːdˠɑk]; [3] known to the Japanese as Brown Atoll or Brown Island; Japanese: ブラウン環礁) is a large coral atoll of 40 ...
Mosquito Island (sometimes spelled Moskito Island) is an island off the coast of Virgin Gorda and has long been a favourite for scuba divers and sailors. For many years the island was the location of a sail-in dive resort named Drake's Anchorage. Sir Richard Branson purchased the island in 2007 for £10 million. [1]
The 1954 test shot Nectar of Operation Castle produced a yield of 1.69 megatons and was detonated just North East of Ivy Mike's Elugelab crater, off the coast of Teiter (Gene) Island. The Island of Bogon/Bokon (Irene), is the spearhead-shaped object at the bottom right of the screen.
Selenochromatic rectified altered image of the Mare area; targeted some selenochromatic landmarks View from Apollo 8. Mare Nectaris / ˈ n ɛ k t ə r ɪ s / (Latin nectaris, the "Sea of Nectar") is a small lunar mare or sea (a volcanic lava plain noticeably darker than the rest of the Moon's surface) located south of Mare Tranquillitatis southwest of Mare Fecunditatis, on the near side of the ...
The island is accessible by boat for divers, snorkelers, and day-trippers. The island is completely flat [48] and covered with bushes, cacti, and small trees. [84] [85] There are at least 76 species of plants and about 55 species of animals on the island. [citation needed] The island is an important location for bats, sea turtles, and flamingos.