Tangier Island, Virginia

Tangier Island is only reachable by air or water and is situated 12 miles into the Chesapeake Bay. The 740-acre island faces extinction because of the rising sea level. There are just approximately 1.2 miles to explore, and it is situated off Virginia's eastern shore. The primary sources of mobility are golf carts, boats, mopeds, and motorcycles despite the fact that there are a few vehicles and the roads can only accommodate two golf carts at a time. Since crabbing is the principal industry in the watermen settlement, which is regarded as the "soft-shell crab capital of the world," travelers can visit the remote island to get a glimpse of this and island life.

An unusual American English dialect is spoken by many people in Tangier. How much of the dialect is influenced by British English phonetics and lexicon has been debated by academics. Although it may sound like a British dialect of English, according to linguist David Shores, the dialect off Virginia's eastern shore is a unique product of its own time and place. The geographic isolation of the people from the mainland is frequently cited as the reason for the maintenance of this dialectal variant. The National Register of Historic Places includes Tangier Island.

Location: Tangier Island, Virginia