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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.
Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve is a unit of the National Park Service on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It preserves upland watersheds, mangrove forests, and estuarine and marine environments that support threatened and endangered species.
Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge: 1980: St. Croix: federal Regularly used for nesting by the endangered leatherback sea turtle. 5: Salt River Bay: 1980: St. Croix: mixed- federal, private The best remaining stands of mangrove in the Virgin Islands. 6: Vagthus Point: 1980: St. Croix: private The best-known locality for Upper Cretaceous ...
The land is the site of a sugar factory. The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1981. [1] The historic district is part of Virgin Islands National Park. The park maintains an exhibit of a well-preserved sugar factory. [2]
Seeking to provide greater protection to the sensitive coral reef resources, President Clinton established the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument on January 17, 2001. The monument includes 12,708 acres (51 km 2 ) of federal submerged lands within the 3 mile (5 km) belt off Saint John, including Hurricane Hole and areas north and south ...
Trunk Bay is part of the Virgin Islands National Park. [1] Trunk Bay is named for the Leatherback turtle , which is endemic to the USVI and are locally known as trunks . [ 2 ] The beach area is divided into two halves, the main Trunk Bay beach and swim area and Burgesman Cove which is located on the west end of Trunk Bay near Jumby Bay.
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Blackbeard's Castle is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands.It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas.Erected in 1679 by the Danes as a watchtower to protect the harbor as well as Fort Christian, Blackbeard's Castle was originally called Skytsborg (meaning protection castle).