Castle Coakley, United States Virgin Islands | |
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| Country |  United States Virgin Islands |
| Island | Saint Croix |
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Castle Coakley is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Castle Coakley, United States Virgin Islands | |
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| Country | United States Virgin Islands |
| Island | Saint Croix |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Castle Coakley is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Castle Cockley is a former sugar plantation. It was for a while owned by the Danish industrialist Holger Petersen. He also owned theplantations Pearl and Cassavagarden . [1]
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17°43′24″N64°44′44″W / 17.72333°N 64.74556°W
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