Virgin Islands of the United States (commonly called the United States Virgin Islands) is a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.
The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John and Saint Thomas, along with the much smaller but historically distinct Water Island, and many other surrounding minor islands. The main islands have nicknames often used by locals: "Twin City" (St. Croix), "Rock City" (St. Thomas) and "Love City" (St. John).
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| Map of the U.S. Virgin Islands |
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| Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands |
The districts are:
1. St. Croix
2. St. Thomas
3. St. John
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Croix is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, being 28 by 7 miles (45 by 11 km). However, the territory's capital, Charlotte Amalie, is located on Saint Thomas.
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| Saint Croix |
National protected areas
Buck Island Reef National Monument
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| Buck Island Reef National Monument |
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| Buck Island fire coral |
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| Buck Island seen from the East |
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| Buck Island seen from the East |
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| Turtle beach |
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| Fire coral and jack fish |
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| Acanthurus coeruleus |
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| Parrot fish |
Christiansted National Historic Site
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| Christiansted looking northeast |
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| Downtown Christiansted and harbor |
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| Old Danish Customs House, Christiansted |
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| Christiansted, the largest town on St. Croix |
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| Scuba diver and sponges, Cane Bay wall |
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| Scuba diver and sponges, Cane Bay wall |
Crucian Christmas Festival
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| A costumed carnival dancer |
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| A costumed carnival dancer |
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| A costumed carnival dancer |
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| A costumed carnival dancer |
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| A costumed carnival dancer |
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the smaller islands of Saint John and Water Island, a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of Charlotte Amalie.
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| Charlotte Amalie |
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| Water Island: Honeymoon beach |
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| St. Thomas Harbor |
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| Blackbeard Castle |
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| Fort Christian |
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| View of Magens Bay from Mountain Top |
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| The beach at Magens Bay |
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| Megens Beach |
Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint John is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. St. John is located about 4 miles east of Saint Thomas, the location of the territory's capital, Charlotte Amalie, and 4 miles south and west of Tortola, part of the British Virgin Islands. Because there are no airports on St. John, the only access to the island is by boat. The ferry service runs hourly from St. Thomas and daily from Tortola; regular ferries also operate from Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada.
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| Oppenheimer beach |
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| Caneel Bay Boat Mary II at Caneel Beach |
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| Caneel Bay Sunset |
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| Caneel Bay Free Roaming Wild Donkeys |
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| Caneel Bay Turtle Bay Beach |
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| Caneel Bay Sunset at Turtle Bay Beach |
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| Virgin Islands National Park Reef Bay |
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| Trunk Bay |
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| Trunk Bay |
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| Cruz Bay |
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| Cruz Bay |
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| Cruz Bay |
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| Cruz Bay |
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| Landing pier at Cruz Bay |
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| Coral Bay |
