Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
St Thomas is one of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. The territorial capital and port of Charlotte Amalie is located on the island.
The island was originally settled around 1500 BC by the Ciboney people. They were later replaced by the Arawaks and then the Caribs.
In 1917, Saint Thomas was purchased (along with the rest of the Virgin Islands) by the United States for $25 million in gold ($505 million today), as part of a defensive strategy to maintain control over the Caribbean and the Panama Canal during the First World War.
The island has a number of natural bays and harbors including Magens Bay, Great Bay, Jersey Bay, Long Bay, Fortuna Bay, and Hendrik Bay. Passenger ships dock and anchor in Long Bay, near Charlotte Amalie. Ships dock at Havensight Pier.
I hope you enjoy viewing my St Thomas photos.
Sunset clouds over St Thomas
Title: Sunset clouds over St Thomas
Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
Evening parasailers at St Thomas
Title: Evening parasailers at St Thomas
Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
Pirate statue on St Thomas
Title: Pirate statue on St Thomas
Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
Blackbeard the Pirate statue on St Thomas
Title: Blackbeard the Pirate statue on St Thomas
Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
Coconut tree and coconuts on St Thomas
Title: Coconut tree and coconuts on St Thomas
Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
Iguana on St Thomas
Title: Iguana on St Thomas
Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
View of the Caribbean from above Magen’s Bay
Title: View of the Caribbean from above Magen’s Bay
Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
Magen’s Bay panorama, St Thomas
Title: Magen’s Bay panorama, St Thomas
Location: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006 […]
Paradise Point view, St Thomas
Title: Paradise Point view, St Thomas
Location: Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
Long distance view of the Caribbean from Paradise Point
Title: Long distance view of the Caribbean from Paradise Point
Location: Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
View of St Thomas from Paradise Point
Title: View of St Thomas from Paradise Point
Location: Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006
Early morning view of an old building at St Thomas
Title: Early morning view of an old building at St Thomas
Location: Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date: 11/14/2006