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The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles .
- Saint Thomas
The Virgin Islands also has a public transit system called...
- Charlotte Amalie
Charlotte Amalie (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t ə ˈ m ɑː l i (ə)/ SHAR-lət...
- Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands of the United States, an unincorporated...
- Water Island
Water Island (Danish: Vand ø) is a minor island in the...
- Saint Croix
Saint Croix (/ k r ɔɪ / KROY; Spanish: Santa Cruz; Dutch:...
- Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (IATA: STX, ICAO: TISX, FAA LID:...
- Danish West Indies
The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien) or Danish...
- Flag
United States Virgin Islands; Use: Civil and state flag:...
- Stacey Plaskett
Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett (/ ˈ p l æ s k ɪ t / PLASS-kit;...
- Albert Bryan
Albert Bryan Jr. (born February 21, 1968) is an American...
- Saint Thomas
The United States Virgin Islands, often abbreviated USVI, are a group of islands and cays located in the Lesser Antilles of the Eastern Caribbean, consisting of three main islands (Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas) and fifty smaller islets and cays.
The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. They are currently owned and under the authority of the United States Government. They used to be owned by Denmark (and called Danish West Indies ).
- African 79.7%, Cacasiun 7.1%, Asian 0.8%, mixed or other 12.4%
- Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Apr 24, 2024 · United States Virgin Islands, organized unincorporated island territory of the United States, situated at the eastern end of the Greater Antilles, about 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean Sea.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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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 Virgin Islands .
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. The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.36 km2). The territory's capital is Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
