Capella Island is a 230-acre (0.93 km²) uninhabited island that is owned by the

United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...

. It is located about 2 miles (4 km) south of the island of St. Thomas. It is adjacent to Buck Island, home of

Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge is located about 2 miles (4 km) south of the island of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands of the United States. Adjacent to the refuge is Capella Island, about half the size of Buck, owned by the territor ...

, about twice the size of Capella. Together Capella, Buck, and associated islets are sometimes referred to as the Capella Islands.

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Islands of the United States Virgin Islands Uninhabited islands of the United States Virgin Islands Landforms of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands {{USVI-geo-stub