Nevis

**Nevis**
	island and state in the Caribbean Sea
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Instance of	island; first-level administrative division; federated state;
Part of	Leeward Islands; Lesser Antilles;
Named after	Our Lady of the Snows;
Location	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Located in or next to body of water	Caribbean Sea;
Capital	Charlestown;
Highest point	Nevis Peak (985 m);
Population	12,277 (2011);
Area	93 km²;
Different from	Nevis ;
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	17° 09′ 00″ N, 62° 35′ 00″ W
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On the western coastal plain, looking south-southwest towards Charlestown
The new seawall at Charlestown, Nevis, in 2005. Saint Kitts is seen in the background across the channel known as The Narrows; the museum of Nevis history is visible in the mid distance
Pool of hot water on the island of Nevis resulting from geothermal activity
part of the west coast of Nevis, including the location of Nelson's Spring

Animals

Nevis and neighbouring Leeward Islands during the 2002 volcanic eruption in Montserrat (centre). Top to bottom on left are: St. Eustatius, Saint Kitts, Nevis. On the right are: Barbuda, Antigua, Guadeloupe
view of Nevis from the southeastern peninsula of Saint Kitts in 2005
east coast, partially protected by coral reefs with Long Haul Bay visible in the foreground
Gingerland
Gallows Bay
west coast
Nevis Peak

Illustration of French slave trade from the 1876 book The 18th century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes: France, 1700–1789
Charlestown Methodist Chapel in 1802. Pro-slavery mobs set the chapel ablaze in 1797, but the building was saved
Slave owner and sugar merchant John Pinney of Mountravers Plantation