Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
VI. US-VI. Internet TLD. .vi. The United States Virgin Islands, [ b ] officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. [ 8 ] The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the ...
St. Thomas Harbor, 2015. 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. [1] Like many of their Caribbean neighbors, the history of the ...
The official name of the British territory is the Virgin Islands, and the official name of the U.S. territory is the Virgin Islands of the United States. In practice, the two island groups are almost universally referred to as the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Flag of the United States Virgin Islands: May 17, 1921 Seal: The Seal of the United States Virgin Islands: 1917 Nickname: No official nickname. Unofficial nickname: American Paradise [1] Song "Virgin Islands March" 1963 Bird: Bananaquit: 1970 Flower: Tecoma stans [2] 1968 Quarter: Quarter of U.S. Virgin Islands: November 30, 2009 License Plate
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
View of Saint John from neighboring Saint Thomas. Since 1917, the U.S. Virgin Islands are an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States. Its residents are U.S. citizens, but they cannot vote in presidential elections. Until 1970, governors of the territory were appointed by the US president.
340. Charlotte Amalie (/ ˈʃɑːrlətəˈmɑːli (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 ] In 1691, the town was renamed to Charlotte Amalie after the Danish queen ...
The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John and Saint Thomas, along with the much smaller but historically distinct Water Island, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is 346.36 km 2 (133.73 sq mi).