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Districts and subdistricts of the US Virgin Islands. In 1917, Saint Thomas was purchased (along with Saint Croix and Saint John) by the United States for $25 million in gold ($595 million today), [22] as part of a strategy to maintain control over the Caribbean and the Panama Canal during the First World War. The transfer occurred on March 31 ...
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 ...
The subdistrict includes the offshore islands of Great Saint James, Little Saint James, Bovoni Cay, Patricia Cay, Cas Cay, Rotto Cay, Thatch Cay, Shark Island, and Dog Island. The East End subdistrict lost 901 residents between the 2010 U.S. Census and the 2020 U.S. Census , [ 2 ] with a 2020 population of 7,502.
VITRAN Ferry, Cruz Bay 1, docking at the Urman Victor Fredericks Marine Terminal in Red Hook, St. Thomas. The VITRAN (Virgin Island Public Transit) system is a comprehensive public transportation system serving the U.S. Virgin Islands. It provides accessible public transportation across the major islands of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas.
Map of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The following is a list of beaches in the United States Virgin Islands by district/island of the United States Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States. Beaches are on the Caribbean Sea to the south or Atlantic Ocean to the north. [1]
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 total land area of the territory is 346.36 km 2 (133.73 sq mi). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612. [2]
In the USVI, highways and major routes beginning with 3-4 are located on St. Thomas. Many of these highways and routes pass through or border the town of Anna's Retreat. Some of the major highways and roads include: Route 32 (VI 32) Connects to Route 38 in Anna's Retreat as Mariendahl Road.
Saba Island is a rocky Caribbean island in the United States Virgin Islands, situated three miles south of Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas and 2.6 miles west of Water Island. [1] It is a steep, 200 feet high island with a sandy beach on the northern side. Turtledove Cay is connected by a shallow sandbar. Saba Island has salt ponds on both ...