Nevis

Nevis is an island in the Caribbean, whose name is derived from an original Spanish name given by Christopher Columbus. With Saint Kitts it constitutes the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Indeed during the last Ice age the sea level was 200 feet lower and St. Kitts and Nevis were one island with Saint Eustatius (also known as Statia) and Saba.

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The most famous Nevis resident was Alexander Hamilton, a famed statesman and founding father of the United States--both the Thirteen Colonies and Nevis were British provinces at the time of the American Revolutionary War.

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Another famous association is the wedding of Admiral Nelson, who married Fanny Nisbet, a Nevisian heiress on the island in the 18th century.

Island: An island or isle is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of islan...

Caribbean: The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of countries and islands in the Caribbean Sea. These countries or islands are located from the southeastern areas of Mexico to the northwest of Venezuela in South America. There are at least 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cayes in the region. They are ...

Spanish: Spanish can mean:...

Nevis related Images and Photos (experimental)

View Towards St. Kitts Nevis Leeward Islands West Indies Caribbean Central America

Ben Nevis Plate XII from "Scenery of the Grampian Mountains " Exhibited 1811 Published 1819

Corpach Lighthouse on Loch Eil with Ben Nevis and Fort William in the Background Highland Region