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	Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saint John is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.
		The Virgin Islands are an organized, unincorporated territory of the US and, since 1972, have elected their own Governor and have a large degree of self-rule through a small, 15-seat local legislature.
		Districts of the United States Virgin Islands, United States Census Bureau
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_John,_United_States_Virgin_Islands (1508 words)

	United States Virgin Islands
		The capital is Charlotte Amalie (population, 1990, 12,331), on Saint Thomas.
		The government comptroller is appointed by the secretary of the interior, and the judge of the district court is appointed by the president of the United States.
		During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Virgin Islands flourished as a center for the slave trade and as a producer of sugar.
	studentorgs.utexas.edu /csaut/usvirgin.html (719 words)

	United States Virgin Islands
		The smallest of the main islands, Saint John, was donated by Laurence Rockefeller in 1956 as a national park.
		The islands were returned to Denmark in 1815 and remained the Danish West Indies until their purchase by the United States in 1917.
		The heroine of the 1878 labor rebellion in Saint Croix was "Queen Mary," a canefield worker.
	www.everyculture.com /To-Z/United-States-Virgin-Islands.html (2692 words)

	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.
		Thomas street sign letting drivers know that they are supposed to drive on the left hand side of the road, even though they are using US-spec left hand drive vehicles.
		In 1917 St. Thomas was purchased (along with Saint John and Saint Croix) by the United States for $25 million, as part of a defensive strategy to maintain control over the Caribbean and the Panama Canal during the First World War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Thomas,_United_States_Virgin_Islands (1103 words)

	Virgin Islands real estate, America Real Estate Directory
		Virgin Islands of the United States, group of 3 islands and about 50 islets, most of which are uninhabited, in the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies, east of Puerto Rico and lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
		The three islands, with their areas, are Saint Thomas (73 sq km/28 sq mi), Saint John (52 sq km/20 sq mi), and Saint Croix (207 sq km/80 sq mi).
		The capital is Charlotte Amalie, on Saint Thomas.
	www.real-estate-2000.com /virgin_islands.htm (304 words)

	Saint John travel guide - Wikitravel
		Saint John is the smallest, but many say the prettiest of the Virgin Islands because of its world-class beaches.
		Two-thirds of Saint John is Virgin Islands National Park.
		Hourly ferry service from Red Hook, Saint Thomas (a 20-minute ride) is available to Cruz Bay, St. John and operates from 6:30AM, then hourly from 7AM - midnight.
	wikitravel.org /en/Saint_John_(Virgin_Islands) (517 words)

	Carambola Beach Resort - St. Croix Information - St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
		In the next 88 years the island was usurped, purchased, or abandoned by the Spanish, the Dutch, the French, and the Knights of Malta -a religious group also know as the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
		Virgin Islands at approximately 20 miles long, by 7 miles wide, Christiansted on the northern coast and Fredricksted on the western tip.
		The island is geographically diverse, with flatlands on the southern coast, 1000 ft. mountains and rainforests in the northwest, and a virtual desert to the east, with grassland spotted with cacti.
	www.carambolabeach.com /st_croix.htm (689 words)

	Saint Thomas - US Virgin Islands, Caribbean - St. Thomas Travel Guide - Videos, photos and information on St. Thomas
		The island of St. Thomas is verdant green with deep coves cutting into the lush vegetation forming quiet bays.
		Thomas is oriented around the port at Charlotte Amalie where cruise ships ply the turquoise waters as seaplanes land on the watery runway.
		Thomas hotels are rich in the history and culture of the island.
	www.saintthomasguide.com (495 words)

	Virgin Islands (United States)
		Upon a white field between, the letters V I, an American Eagle in yellow is displayed with the shield of the United States on its breast.
		The letters V I and the three arrows are in azure blue and the blue of the shield is the blue of the arms and flag of the United States.
		Nelson said it was unfair that St. Thomas and St. John elected eight of the 15 senators, leaving seven to St. Croix.
	flagspot.net /flags/vi.html (739 words)

	Virgin Islands in Review, Saint Thomas, United States
		The Virgin Islands were formed by volcanic activity millions of years ago, so navigating the steep, twisty and narrow mountainous roads is quite an adventure.
		Sugarcane, produced by slave labour, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries but when slavery was abolished in the mid-1800s the economy declined.
		After a fun-packed day riding around the island in a taxi or basting themselves in the sun on the fabulous beaches, it’s back on the ship at dusk for the evening feed and overnight voyage to the next island.
	www.traveljournals.net /stories/2203.html (3196 words)

	SUNY New Paltz Study Abroad - Study Abroad Programs
		It consists of an estimated 70 islands, and cays, three of which, St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix are inhabited and of significant size.
		While English is the spoken language of the Islands, the blend of European and African cultures is evident in the culture, arts, language, and cuisine of the islands.
		Originally named the College of the Virgin Islands, it was renamed the University of the Virgin Islands in 1986 to "reflect the growth and diversification of its academic curricula, community, and regional services and research programs."
	www.newpaltz.edu /studyabroad/prog_fasp_stthomas.html (318 words)

	United States Marshal - Virgin Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Upon his return to Saint Thomas, he enlisted in the army and proudly served in the 82nd Airborne Division.
		That year he accepted a position with the United States Attorneys Office on Saint Croix and stayed until he was selected to be the supervisor of the Saint Croix Marshals Office in 1995.
		On February 12, 1999 Conrad Hoover was appointed, during the Clinton era, to be the 14th United States Marshal for the district of the Virgin Islands.
	www.usdoj.gov /marshals/district/vi/general/marshal.htm (301 words)

	St. Thomas
		COSALC is a regional project which covers the smaller English-speaking islands of the eastern Caribbean, including: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands, and has now been extended to the United States Virgin Islands.
		The goal of the COSALC project is to develop in-country capabilities so that island states can measure, assess and manage their own beach resources within an overall framework of integrated coastal zone management.
		The Virgin Islands (British and U.S.) lie on a submerged platform over which water depths are less than 180 m.
	www.unesco.org /csi/act/cosalc/stthomas.htm (1839 words)

	TropicalAdventure.com :: The United States Virgin Islands - St Croix St Thomas and St John
		The island is an unspoiled land of beauty and life, with two thirds maintained as a national park and biosphere reserve dedicated to conservation of the tropic environment, thanks to Laurence Rockefeller.
		The island was used to grow sugar cane and cotton during the Colonial era.
		The island is a former sugar island with mountains in the west and flat, fertile plains in the central district.
	www.tropical-adventure.com /travelguide/archives/virgin-islands.shtml (1199 words)

	St.Thomas Honeymoon Vacation Specialist-- US Virgin Islands - USVI - all suite vacation resorts and honeymoons Resorts, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The US Virgin Islands are the most popular tourist spot in the Caribbean.
		The natives are one of the best assets - island-spiced, friendly, and quick to smile, Virgin Islanders are literally from everywhere - as diverse as the peaceful Arawak and fierce Carib Indians, and culturally rich as the descendants of Africa, England, Holland, Denmark, Spain, France, India, and the United States.
		Thomas is proud of its bustling cruise port allure, with a combination of the familiar and the exotic.
	www.wedalert.com /content/honeymoon/thomas (348 words)

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		The name also makes allusion to the fact that it is quite difficult at first glance to tell which end of the animal is which, since the stubby tail resembles the head.
		This species is limited in its distribution to the dry, south-western region of the island.
		This is one of the very few reptiles endemic to this group of small islands, easternmost part of the Puerto Rican bank.
	www.kingsnake.com /westindian/metazoa13.html (708 words)

	Virgin Islands travel guide - Wikitravel
		The U.S. Virgin Islands is an unincorporated organized territory of the United States of America between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico.
		Together with the British Virgin Islands, to the northeast, the territory forms the Virgin Islands archipelago.
		University of the Virgin Islands [3] UVI is a small but respectable school founded in 1962.
	wikitravel.org /en/Virgin_Islands (1490 words)

	Virgin Islands - United States Hiking - Hikes
		The rolling fields have given the island a rich agricultural heritage and, as a result, the pace of...
		St. John is the smallest, the least populated, and the least developed of the three main Virgins.
		St. Thomas, the second largest Virgin, is the most visited of the three main islands.
	www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=12630 (197 words)

	Saint John, US Virgin Island - Saint John Travel Guide, Caribbean Travel, St. John
		Dubbed as the "wild island" among the US Virgin Islands, St. John is home to vast and rugged wilderness areas.
		Almost 3/4 of the island is made up of the Virgin Islands National Park.
		Thomas, St. John and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands allowing visitors a chance to experience the islands from a different point of view.
	www.saintjohnguide.com (246 words)

	St. Thomas Travel Guide and Hotels, Restaurants and Attractions Directory - CaribeResource.com
		The island is well-developed and benefits from its association with the United States and favorable taxation policies yet still maintains a Caribbean identity, beautiful scenery, local culture and well protected environment.
		Thomas is also the location of a very extensive selection of private yacht charter services that utilize several private marinas on the island.
		The island reamins undeveloped thus far and there is no regularly scheduled ferry service (one must take a special tour to see some historically significant structures dating from the island's use as a coaling station).
	www.cariberesource.com /usvi/stthomas.html (8191 words)

	Rev. Elliott G. Thomas, D.D.
		He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands on June 6, 1986, and was appointed Episcopal Vicar for the Diocese and pastor of Holy Family Church.
		Father Thomas served as pastor of St. Ann's Church on St. Croix, pastor of Holy Family Church, Dean of the Diocese and the Vicar General.
		The Diocesan Consulters of the Diocese of St. Thomas unanimously elected Father Thomas to serve as Diocesan Administrator, a post he filled from August 11, 1992 until he was named as the Third Bishop of the Virgin Islands on October 30, 1993.
	www.holyangels.com /MostRevEllliottGThomasDD-1.HTM (357 words)

	About the USA > Travel > The States & Territories
		The Virgin Islands of the United States (pop.121,000 in 2000), 133 sq mi (344 sq km), are a U.S. territory.
		Saint Thomas has one of the best natural, deepwater harbors in the Caribbean.
		The islands are subject to substantial damage from storms.
	usa.usembassy.de /virginislands.htm (674 words)

	The Episcopal Diocese of the (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Reverend E. Ambrose Gumbs, 56 years of age, was consecrated Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of the Virgin Islands on the Feast of Saint Barnabas, Saturday, June 11, 2005 in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
		The other participating bishops were: Orris Walker of Long Island, Telésforo A. Isaac, retired from Dominican Republic, C. Clayton Matthews of the Episcopal Office of Pastoral Development, William Michie Klusmeyer, of West Virginia, Rodney R. Michel, Suffragan from Long Island, and Margarita Martínez of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Caribbean.
		Bishop Gumbs was born on the island of Anguila, West Indies.
	www.virginislands.anglican.org /bishop (301 words)

	viridaeplantae5
		This is a rare and endangered species of the mesic forests of the island.
		Because of the very pungent, "chemical" smell of their gum these organisms are called "turpentine trees", in some islands.
		Virgin Islands National Park, Saint John, United States Virgin Islands.
	www.kingsnake.com /westindian/viridaeplantae5.html (4757 words)

	Silvia Kahn Art Studio - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
		Silvia Eva Kahn was born in Caracas, Venezuela, January 16th, 1949 of Austrian and Turkish parentage.
		She has had many one-person shows, won several awards, and has taken part in many group exhibitions at galleries in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Florida, Venezuela, St. Martin and St. Barthelemy in the French West Indies, just to name a few.
		Her work is currently on display at the historic Camille Pissarro Art Gallery, and at her open-air exhibition under the umbrella in Palm Passage, downtown St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
	www.silviakahn.com (220 words)

	Anne-Marie Danet's French HeritageAbout Anne-Marie Danet
		nne-Marie Danet was born on the island of St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
		She requested and she received, from the French island of Guadeloupe, the genealogical family data of all the various families who had migrated to St. Thomas.
		She was given her first break by the Virgin Islands Daily News and after nearly eight years is still submitting articles about the French immigrants to that publication.
	www.angelfire.com /journal2/danfrhist/author.html (399 words)

	Saint Thomas TAXI
		The US Virgin Islands, often referred as the American...
		Thomas and take it by ferry for free.
		If any of you get a chance to get to St. Thomas, I hope that you get Leo as a taxi driver at least once, Violet is your server at the hotel restaurant, get a chance to ride in an open air taxi, take the sky ride to Paradise Point and...
	www.infotaxi.org /city-633.htm (151 words)

	Lee A. Lashley Photography: St.Croix USVI, St.Thomas VI, St.John VI. Weddings, portraiture, Fine Art, Commercial ...
		Las Isla Virgenes is, reportedly, a reference to both virgin forests and St. Ursula's martyred virgins.
		By the late 1600s, the Virgin Islands had become a major base for the slave trade and one of Europe's major suppliers of cane sugar.
		It is a violation of title 17, United States code, to modify, enhance, or reproduce these images without the express consent of the copyright holder.
	www.leelashley.com /VI-INFO.html (241 words)

	CaribSeek Encyclopedia \| United States Virgin Islands Introduction \| Saint Croix \| Saint John \| Saint Thomas
		During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish.
		Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
		In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.
	countries.caribseek.com /United_States_Virgin_Islands (63 words)

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