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Charlotte Amalie (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t ə ˈ m ɑː l i (ə)/ SHAR-lət ə-MAH-lee(-ə)), [2] located on St. Thomas, is the capital and the largest city of the United States Virgin Islands. It was founded in 1666 as Taphus (meaning 'tap house' or 'beer hall' in Danish). [3]
This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. Virgin Islands is home to one of the smallest TV markets as defined by Nielsen market research, with only 5 full-power stations on Saint Thomas and Saint Croix .
The territorial capital and port of Charlotte Amalie is located on the island. Of the three islands, St. Thomas is the second-largest, with St. Croix being the largest, and St. John, the smallest. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population of Saint Thomas was 42,261, [4] about 48.5% of the total population of the United States Virgin Islands.
Map of Little Saint James. Little Saint James is a small island (or islet) [3] with an area of 70 to 78 acres (28 to 32 ha). It is in the United States Virgin Islands, [1] located southeast of neighboring Great Saint James, both off the southern coast of the larger St. Thomas island [4] [5] and belonging to the subdistrict East End, St. Thomas.
The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas and 50 other surrounding minor islands and cays. [ 10 ] The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.36 km 2). [ 8 ] The territory's capital is Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
Charlotte Amalie West is a town in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the west side of the island, near Cyril E. King Airport. It is the third largest town in the U.S. Virgin Islands (after Charlotte Amalie and Anna's Retreat). As of 2000, the population is 5,146.
Website. www.nps.gov /viis /. 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.
Description. Lying on the northern (Atlantic) side of the island, Magens Bay (Estate Zufriedenheit) features a well-protected white sand beach stretching for nearly three quarters of a mile. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island, as well as a gathering place for locals. The beach sits at the head of a deep bay, the ...