Landmark· Mosquito Island· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)

Mosquito Island

18° 30.6′ N · 64° 23.6′ W

Moskito Island, the 125-acre private island guarding the west side of the North Sound entrance, once home of the Drake's Anchorage dive resort and since 2007 owned by Sir Richard Branson.

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Practical

Private: no public activities or amenities ashore for visiting yachts. Bought by Richard Branson in 2007 for GBP 10 million; Barack Obama learned to kiteboard here in 2017. Anchor in Drake's Anchorage on its east side behind Colquhoun Reef. Mosquito Rock lies off its northeast corner and must be cleared on the approach to the North Sound channel.

Best for

A landmark on the approach to North Sound

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