Amelia Island
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Sea Islands | |
| Geographical location | 30 ° 37 ′ N , 81 ° 27 ′ W | |
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| length | 21 km | |
| width | 6 km | |
| surface | 47 km² | |
| main place | Fernandina Beach | |
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Amelia Island is the southernmost island of the Sea Islands , which run along the east coast of the USA from South Carolina to Florida . It is 21 km long and at its widest point about 6 km wide. North of the island is Cumberland Island . The island belongs to Nassau County in Florida. The towns of Fernandina Beach and Amelia City are both on the island.
The island is also known as the Isle of 8 Flags ("Island of the Eight Flags"). Since 1562 it has been under the flag of: France , Spain , Great Britain , Spain (again), Patriots of Amelia Island , Green Cross of Florida , Mexico , Confederate States of America , United States .
The tennis tournament " Bausch & Lomb Championships " of the WTA Tour took place on the island from 1975 to 2008 .
The island is named after the British Princess Amelie Sophie , daughter of George II .
literature
- Rob Hicks: Amelia Island . Arcadia, Charleston 2014, ISBN 978-1-4671-1129-4 .
