Minor islands of the United States Virgin Islands
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The United States Virgin Islands
is an unincorporated territory of the United States
that comprises a group of island
s in the Caribbean
. In addition to the main residential islands of Saint Thomas
, Saint Croix
, Saint John
, and Water Island
, there are roughly 50 other islands and cays. These include:
United States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area 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.The U.S...
is an unincorporated territory of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that comprises a group of island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
s in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
. In addition to the main residential islands of Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of...
, Saint Croix
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Croix is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Formerly the Danish West Indies, they were sold to the United States by Denmark in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies of...
, Saint John
Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint John is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. St...
, and Water Island
Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands
Water Island was acquired by the USA in 1917 from Denmark but continued to be owned by a corporation until several decades later. Since 1996, it has formed part of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. The island is of volcanic origin and lies to the...
, there are roughly 50 other islands and cays. These include:
Charlotte Amalie Harbor, Saint Thomas
- Hassel IslandHassel Island, U.S. Virgin IslandsHassel Island is a small island of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a United States territory located in the Caribbean Sea. Hassel Island lies in the Charlotte Amalie harborjust south of Saint Thomas and east of Water Island....
(National ParkNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
)
East End, Saint Thomas
- Great Saint JamesGreat Saint James, U.S. Virgin IslandsGreat Saint James is an island of the United States Virgin Islands, located off the east end of St. Thomas...
- Little Saint JamesLittle Saint James, U.S. Virgin IslandsLittle Saint James is an island of the United States Virgin Islands, located off the east end of St. ThomasThere is a luxury resort on the Island. An interesting item is there is a life-sized cow statue that is regularly moved to different places on the island.The island is currently owned by...
- Thatch CayThatch Cay, U.S. Virgin IslandsThatch Cay is a small, uninhabited 230 acre island half a mile off the northeastern coast of Saint Thomas. Its highest peak is 500 feet . It is one of the last privately held, undeveloped islands in the U.S...
Nordside, Saint Thomas
- Hans Lollik IslandHans Lollik IslandThe Hans Lollik Islands are two islands in the US Virgin Islands. The islands,which are currently for sale, are owned by film producer Bruce Randolph Tizes and his male partner Peter R. Morris. Great Hans Lollik Island is found approximately 8,000 feet beyond the central northshore of St. Thomas,...
, Hans Lollik - Inner BrassInner Brass, U.S. Virgin IslandsInner Brass is an island of the United States Virgin Islands, located off of Nordside, St. Thomas...
- Outer BrassOuter Brass, U.S. Virgin IslandsOuter Brass is an island of the United States Virgin Islands, located off of Nordside, St. Thomas...
Saint Croix
- Buck IslandBuck Island Reef National MonumentBuck Island Reef National Monument, or just Chicken Island is a small, pink, 5 foot island about 1.5 miles north of the northeast coast of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It was first established as a protected area by the U.S. Government in 1948, with the intention of preserving “one of the...
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)
Saint Thomas-Saint John
- Capella IslandCapella IslandCapella Island is a 230-acre uninhabited island that is owned by the United States Virgin Islands. It is located about 2 miles south of the island of St. Thomas. It is adjacent to Buck Island, home of Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge, about twice the size of Capella...
- Congo CayCongo Cay, U.S. Virgin IslandsCongo Cay is an island of the United States Virgin Islands....
- Grass CayGrass Cay, U.S. Virgin IslandsGrass Cay is an island of the United States Virgin Islands.It is located between St. Thomas and St. John. It is approximately 1.6 miles long by 1/8 mile wide. There is no permanent human habitation....
- Lovango CayLovango Cay, U.S. Virgin IslandsLovango Cay is an island of the United States Virgin Islands.Accessible only by boat, the north side of the cay features a beautiful, small bay. With another cay to the north, the water here tends to stay calm and offers very good snorkeling. Among other things, nurse sharks are often found...
- Mingo CayMingo Cay, U.S. Virgin IslandsMingo Cay is an island of the United States Virgin Islands....
See also
- Islands of U.S. Virgin Islands
- Danish West IndiesDanish West IndiesThe Danish West Indies or "Danish Antilles", were a colony of Denmark-Norway and later Denmark in the Caribbean. They were sold to the United States in 1916 in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies and became the United States Virgin Islands in 1917...
- Danish colonization of the AmericasDanish colonization of the AmericasDenmark and the former political union of Denmark–Norway had a colonial empire from the 17th through the 20th centuries, large portions of which were found in the Americas...