Whites Bay, United States Virgin Islands | |
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| Country |  United States Virgin Islands |
| Island | Saint Croix |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Whites Bay is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Whites Bay, United States Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | United States Virgin Islands |
| Island | Saint Croix |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Whites Bay is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
The United States Virgin Islands are a group of several dozen islands and cays located in the Caribbean, about 1,100 miles (1,770 km) southeast of Florida, 600 miles (966 km) north of Venezuela, 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico, and immediately west and south of the British Virgin Islands.
The Danish West Indies or Danish Virgin Islands or Danish Antilles were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with 32 square miles (83 km2); Saint John with 19 square miles (49 km2); and Saint Croix with 84 square miles (220 km2). The islands have belonged to the United States as the Virgin Islands since they were purchased in 1917. Water Island was part of the Danish West Indies until 1905, when the Danish state sold it to the East Asiatic Company, a private shipping company.
Saint Croix is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands is the main town on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. According to the 2000 census, Cruz Bay had a population of 2,743.
Trunk Bay is a body of water and a beach on St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. Trunk Bay is part of the Virgin Islands National Park. Trunk Bay is named for the Leatherback turtle, which is endemic to the USVI and are locally known as trunks. The beach area is divided into two halves, the main Trunk Bay beach and swim area and Burgesman Cove which is located on the west end of Trunk Bay near Jumby Bay. Its amenities include a snack bar, showers and restrooms, a lifeguard, and an underwater trail for snorkeling its coral reef. Trunk Bay has consistently been voted one of the top beaches in the world.
Haypenny Bay is nearly a mile long stretch of beach located directly south of Christiansted in Company Quarter on the southeastern shore of St Croix United States Virgin Islands. Haypenny Bay is also referred to as Ha'Penny Beach and Halfpenny Beach. The long stretch of empty beach serves not only as shoreline for swimmers and sunbathers but also as a racetrack for beach relays. This lack of commercialization aids in local environmental education and awareness efforts.
Enighed, Saint John is the neighborhood on Enighed Hill adjacent to the town of Cruz Bay on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. While technically outside the Cruz Bay quarter, it is locally considered to be part of Cruz Bay. The port facility at Enighed Pond handles cargo and car barges.
Fish Bay is a bay and neighborhood on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. Most of this area is part of Virgin Islands National Park.
Hermitage is an area of Virgin Islands National Park on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located along the north side of Coral Bay, between the town of Coral Bay and the island's inhabited East End. The mangroves of Princess Bay, inside the National Park, are a popular kayaking and snorkeling spot.
Johns Folly is a neighborhood on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the east side of the island, south of Coral Bay and north of Salt Pond Bay.
Lameshur is a former plantation on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is inside Virgin Islands National Park and home to the Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station (VIERS). The Tektite program placed two underwater habitats in Great Lameshur Bay and the Tektite Underwater Habitat Museum is located in the VIERS camp. The road to Lameshur is unmaintained and 4 wheel drive vehicles are often required. The University of the Virgin Islands has a research station and dock in Lameshur on Yawzi Point.
Leinster Bay is a bay and former sugar cane plantation on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is uninhabited and part of Virgin Islands National Park. Visitors can park at Annaberg and hike the Leinster Bay trail to access the bay, which is a popular snorkeling spot. Waterlemon Cay is a small cay in Leinster Bay. The ruins of the plantation's estate house can be reached by continuing past the bay and up the Johnny Horn Trail.
Reef Bay is a neighborhood and bay on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. Most of this area is part of Virgin Islands National Park. The inhabited portion is along the west side of Reef Bay, near Fish Bay. The Reef Bay Sugar Factory ruins are located in the center of Reef Bay, in an area known as Genti Bay. The nearly 3 mile long Reef Bay Trail is a National Park Service maintained hiking trail that runs through the area from Centerline Road to Genti Bay.
Butler Bay is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Hams Bay is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Negro Bay is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
Ruan Bay is a settlement adjacent to Frederiksted on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. Its US Postal Service zip code is 00840.
Teagues Bay is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
U.S. Virgin Islands Governor's Mansion may refer to any one of the three official residences owned by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands and provided to the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. One residence is located on each of the three largest inhabited islands of this U.S. territory in the Caribbean. The U.S. Virgin Islands maintains more official gubernatorial residences than any other state or territory of the United States.
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