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    Fallen Jerusalem Island

    Fallen Jerusalem

    18°25′N 64°27′W

    Fallen Jerusalem is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, located to the south of Virgin Gorda.

    Photo of Fallen Jerusalem Island in the British Virgin Islands
    Photo of Fallen Jerusalem Island in the British Virgin Islands

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    18°25′N 64°27′W

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    Overview

    Fallen Jerusalem is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, located to the south of Virgin Gorda. It obtained its name from the large number of oversized volcanic boulders that are scattered over the island (some of which weigh thousands of tons) which give it the vague resemblance of a destroyed city. It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1959. The island provides habitat for the crested anole (Anolis cristatellus wileyae).

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Virgin Islands

    Also in Leeward Islands

    Also in Windward Antilles

    Also in Lesser Antilles

    Also in Antilles

    Also in Caribbean

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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