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The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Virgin Islands (Danish: Danske Jomfruøer) or Danish Antilles were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi); Saint John (Danish: St. Jan) with 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi); and Saint Croix with 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi).
The Danish West Indies were sold by Denmark to the United States on 12 December 1916. The administration was officially turned over on 31 March 1917, and the first US governor was Navy Captain Edwin Taylor Pollock .
From 11 November 1808 until 25 July 1814 Carl was governor of Bornholm and Christiansø, and was the governor of the Virgin Islands in the Danish West Indies from 1820 to 1822. [1] He died, 66 years old, in Copenhagen on 12 July 1834.
Fort Christiansborg became the base for Danish power in West Africa, and the centre for the slave trade to the Danish West Indies. In 1807, Denmark's African business partners were suppressed by the Ashanti, which led to the abandonment of all trading stations. Denmark sold its forts to the United Kingdom in 1850.
Johan Frederik Bardenfleth (19 August 1772 – 3 February 1833) was a Danish naval officer, colonial administrator and court official. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1821 to 1827 and was the owner of Harridslevgaard on Funen. He was the father of prime minister Carl Emil Bardenfleth.
Frederik Thomas (von) Oxholm (4 April 1801 - 19 March 1871) was a Danish military officer, colonial administrator and planter. He served as Governor of St. Thomas and St. John from 1834 to 1836 and from 1848 to 1862 and briefly acted as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies after Peter von Scholten's departure in 1848.
Centuries in the Danish West Indies (1754–1917) — a former colony of the Danish colonial empire in the Caribbean, the present day United States Virgin Islands. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Buildings and structures in the Danish West Indies (1 C, 7 P) E. Economy of the Danish West Indies (1 C, 3 P) G. Governors of the Danish West Indies (35 P) H.