Bonne Esperance, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

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Bonne Esperance
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Bonne Esperance
Bonne Esperance (the U.S. Virgin Islands)
Coordinates: 17°44′36″N64°46′10″W / 17.74333°N 64.76944°W / 17.74333; -64.76944 Coordinates: 17°44′36″N64°46′10″W / 17.74333°N 64.76944°W / 17.74333; -64.76944
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Island Saint Croix
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Bonne Esperance is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.

United States Virgin Islands group of islands in the Caribbean

The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean and an unincorporated and organized territory 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.

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Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands one of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands

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Bonne Esperance is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.

Bonne Esperance, United States Virgin Islands may refer to:

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West End, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Subdistrict in U.S. Virgin Islands, United States

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