Eustatia Island Pear Island, a designated National Park, features a number of beaches and hiking trails. Necker Island, a world-famous Virgin Limited Edition luxury retreat, and Mosquito Island, are both owned by British billionaire, Sir Richard Branson. A variety of tropical flora and fauna including, jasmine, hibiscus, bougainvillea, tamarind, frangipani, allemande, honey suckle, cacti and succulents are found throughout the island. One of the largest mature coconut palm plantations in the BVI is located on the main beach of Eustatia Island. Bird species include sea gulls, pelicans, frigates, boobies, hummingbirds, and doves. Several species of lizards including wood slave, ground, saddleback, and
Albertine Necker de Saussure the Coppet to a new generation of Genevese aristocrats, including Adolphe Pictet. The portrait of Albertine sitting next to her knitting basket is considered a most appropriate symbol of a late Enlightenment Genevoise. Albertine Necker de Saussure is one of 999 notable women whose names are inscribed on the Heritage Floor in Judy Chicago's installation piece "The Dinner Party" at the Brooklyn Museum, New York"." She married Jacques Necker (1757-1825), Professor of Botany at the University of Geneva. Their son was the crystallographer and geologist Louis Albert Necker de Saussure HFRSE FGS (1786-1861). Albertine Necker de Saussure Albertine Adrienne Necker