Grape Island (West Virginia)

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Grape Island is a 45-acre island on the Ohio River in Pleasants County, West Virginia. The bar lies off the West Virginia coast from the communities of Grape Island and Spring Run.

Grape Island is forested, predominantly with American sycamores. The island serves as a habitat for great blue heron, wood ducks, cormorants, Canada geese, and migrating loons and tundra swans. Because of its diversity in wildlife, Grape Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

[edit] See also

• List of islands of West Virginia

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• Grape Island (West Virginia) is at coordinates 39°25′49″N 81°10′55″W / 39.4303530, -81.1820571 (Grape Island (West Virginia))Coordinates: 39°25′49″N 81°10′55″W / 39.4303530, -81.1820571 (Grape Island (West Virginia))