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Geographic Locations > Islands > West Indies > United States Virgin Islands
Environment and Public Health > Environment > Islands > West Indies > United States Virgin Islands
Geographic Locations > Americas > Caribbean Region > West Indies > United States Virgin Islands

Preferred term

United States Virgin Islands  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, the three main islands being St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. The capital is Charlotte Amalie. Before 1917 the U.S. Virgin Islands were held by the Danish and called the Danish West Indies but the name was changed when the United States acquired them by purchase.

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Entry terms

  • Virgin Islands of the United States

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KML9GSSW-R

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