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    Moskito Island(BVI)

    Mosquito Island, Moskito Island

    18°31′N 64°24′W

    Moskito Island (sometimes spelled Mosquito 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.

    Mosquito Island, British Virgin Islands
    Mosquito Island, British Virgin Islands

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    18°31′N 64°24′W

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    Overview

    Moskito Island (sometimes spelled Mosquito 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. Branson announced in 2011 that he planned to relocate ring-tailed lemurs from some zoos in Canada, Sweden, and South Africa to the island. Later relocations of red ruffed lemurs and possibly sifakas might follow. The announced plans were met with some criticism. The island is located on the west side of Gorda Sound adjacent to Virgin Gorda and near Necker Island, which is also owned by Branson. Barack Obama visited the island in February 2017, and learned how to kiteboard there, shortly after his retirement as President of the United States.

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    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.
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