Leeward Passage

Leeward Passage

The Leeward Passage is a channel between Hans Lollik Island and northern northern St. Thomas Island in the United States Virgin Islands in the West Indies. ["Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition", p. 639.]

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*"Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition". Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN -0-87779-5460-0.


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