{"id":96257,"date":"2021-10-14T14:22:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T20:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=96257"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:28:47","slug":"st-thomas-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/st-thomas-images\/","title":{"rendered":"St Thomas Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The island was originally settled around 1500 BC by the Ciboney people. They were later replaced by the Arawaks and then the Caribs.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy viewing my St Thomas photos. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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