Mingo Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands Explained
Mingo Cay is a rugged, uninhabited, 48acres[1] island in the United States Virgin Islands. North of the Pillsbury Sound and measuring 0.7miles long, it is located 2miles northwest of the island of St. John and 2miles northeast of the island of St. Thomas. Administratively, it is part of the Central subdistrict of St. John.
Formerly privately owned, the island was donated to a land conservation trust in 2021.[2]
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18.3597°N -64.8197°W
Notes and References
- Dick . Kenneth . 1980 . Historical Account of the Lovango or Loango Islands . History of the Virgin Islands Archaeology . 10 . 3–16 . 2022-04-21 . 2016-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160521224735/http://stcroixarchaeology.org/files/Lovango_or_Loango_Islands_-_Dick.pdf . live .
- News: Carlson . Suzanne . 2021-01-06 . Mingo Cay donated to local land trust . The Virgin Islands Daily News . 2022-04-22.