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In 1691, the town was renamed to Charlotte Amalie after the Danish queen Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650–1714). It has a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates and is now one of the busiest ports of call for cruise ships in the Caribbean, with about 1.5 million-plus cruise ship passengers landing there annually.
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).
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.
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 ...
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Pages in category "Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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.