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However, since the 1968 designation was approved under the name "St. Croix Island", and this was the name used in the international agreement, the HSMB's Status of Designations Committee confirmed the official name of the designation which had referred to Dochet Island would be "Ste. Croix Island". [13]: 2
The island's indigenous Taino name is Ay Ay ("the river"). [3] Its indigenous Carib name is Cibuquiera ("the stony land"). [3] Its modern name, Saint Croix, is derived from the French Sainte-Croix, itself a translation of the Spanish name Isla de la Santa Cruz (meaning "island of the Holy Cross") given by Christopher Columbus in 1493. [4]
St. Croix Island (Algoa Bay), South Africa; Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; See also. St. Croix (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 19 ...
Christiansted National Historic Site commemorates urban colonial development of the Virgin Islands.It features 18th- and 19th-century structures in the heart of Christiansted, the capital of the former Danish West Indies on St. Croix Island.
Point Udall is at the east end of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.It is the easternmost point (by travel, not longitude) of the United States including insular areas.It was named in 1969 for Stewart Udall, United States Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
St. Croix Island is the largest of three islands in Algoa Bay, South Africa, located within 8 kilometres of the Port of Nqgura. The islands are of critical importance to sea bird populations, including the endangered African penguin .
Mount Eagle is the highest point on the island of Saint Croix at an elevation of 1,160 feet (350 m). [3] A hiking trail leading from West Scenic Road leads to the summit from 17°75'8264°N, -64°80'4354
Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands geography stubs (156 P) Pages in category "Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.