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The Virgin Islands National Park is a national park of the United States preserving about 60% of the land area of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as more than 5,500 acres (2,226 ha; 9 sq mi) of adjacent ocean, and nearly all of Hassel Island, just off the Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas harbor.
The Virgin Islands National Park was established in 1956 on St. John, and by 1959, after the embargo of Americans on travel to Cuba, the U.S. Virgin Islands became a popular tourist destination. In 1970, Virgin Islanders elected their first governor, Melvin H. Evans , and from 1976 the islands began work on creating their own constitution.
The southernmost national park is on three Samoan islands in the South Pacific. It protects coral reefs , rainforests, volcanic mountains, and white beaches. The area is also home to flying foxes , brown boobies , sea turtles, and 900 species of fish.
Virgin Islands National Park is famous for its unspoiled beaches. But visitors will also find remains of plantations from the 18th and 19th centuries when St. John was still under Danish rule.
A map of the United States Virgin Islands. U.S. Virgin Islands - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image. The United States Virgin Islands are a group of several dozen islands and cays located in the Caribbean, about 1,100 miles (1,770 km) southeast of Florida, 600 miles (966 km) north of Venezuela, 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico, and immediately west and south of the British ...
Redesignated as Channel Islands National Park: Father Millet Cross National Monument: August 10, 1933 September 7, 1949 Transferred to New York upon the closing of the adjacent military base; now operated part of Fort Niagara State Park: First State National Monument: March 25, 2013 December 19, 2014 Incorporated into First State National ...
Located in the South Pacific and dubbed the islands of sacred Earth, this unique national park is a tropical paradise. The park is 2,600 miles southwest of Hawaii, making it one of the most remote ...
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