Ruth Island, Virgin Islands, United States
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About
Ruth Island is a island located in St. Croix county Virgin Islands in the United States of America. It is at 17.6841422 latitude and -64.7612565 longitude. Ruth Island is at an elevation of 1 ft (3 m). The USGS map that contains this location is titled "Long Point".
Description
Located in the Caribbean Sea off the S coast of the Island of St. Croix, just S of the Hess Oil Refinery at the entrance to Krause Lagoon, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) SE of Alexander Hamilton Airport.
History
Named for the wife of the owner of the Harvey Alumina Plant. Constructed in 1965 from material dredged by construction of new Krause Lagoon Channel.
Location Details
| Type of Place: | Island |
| Latitude: | 17.6841422 |
| Longitude: | -64.7612565 |
| Elevation: | 1 ft / 3 m |
| County: | St. Croix |
| USGS Map Name: | Long Point |
