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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.

Flanagan Island
Flanagan Island
Flanagan Island
Location in the Caribbean
Flanagan Island
Flanagan Island (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates18°19′32″N 64°39′3″W
Administration
 United States
 United States Virgin Islands
Federal DepartmentU.S. Department of the Interior
Federal AgencyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Capital cityWashington, D.C.
Largest settlementNew York City
PresidentJoseph R. Biden Jr.

It is located just off of the eastern end of St. John island. For many years the island fell between the claimed maritime boundaries of the British Virgin Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands. However, the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office formally relinquished its claim to Flanagan Island in 1977 in an agreement with a US delegation headed by David Colson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, US Department of State.[1]

Flanagan Island is uninhabited and is regarded as a nature reserve. However, it is not part of Virgin Islands National Park which accounts for approximately 75% of St. John and adjacent islands.[2]


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