Hassel (US Virgin Islands)
| Hassel Island | ||
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| Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
| Archipelago | Virgin Islands | |
| Geographical location | 18 ° 19 ′ 44 ″ N , 64 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| surface | 55 ha | |
Hassel Island (also: Hassell Island ) is a small inhabited island south of Saint Thomas Island in Charlotte Amalie Bay in the Caribbean . Politically, it has belonged to the American Virgin Islands since 1976 . The area is 0.55 km².
The island was created in 1860 by dredging the land connection to Saint Thomas.
95% of the area has been part of the Virgin Islands National Park since 1978 .
On July 19, 1976, the island was added to the National Register of Historic Places .
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