Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint_Thomas,_Danish_West_Indies
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:abolishedSlavery 1848
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1917
gptkbp:area about 80.9 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Charlotte_Amalie
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna
gptkbp:colonizationYear 1671
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Denmark-Norway
gptkbp:currency gptkb:US_Dollar
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:United_States_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:demographics Afro-Caribbean majority
gptkbp:drivesOn left
gptkbp:facilityId gptkb:Schneider_Regional_Medical_Center
gptkbp:formerCountry gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Crown_Mountain
474 m
gptkbp:historicalCurrency gptkb:Danish_West_Indian_daler
gptkbp:historicalEvent slave trade
gptkbp:historicalGovernor gptkb:Peter_von_Scholten
gptkbp:historicalName Danish
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Thomas, Danish West Indies
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code VI
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Danish_West_Indies
gptkbp:mainIndustry retail
shipping
tourism
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Cyril_E._King_Airport
gptkbp:notableAttraction gptkb:Magens_Bay
gptkb:Blackbeard's_Castle
gptkb:Fort_Christian
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:St._Thomas_Synagogue
gptkb:Emancipation_Garden
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Transfer_Day_(March_31,_1917)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Charlotte_Amalie_Harbor
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Camille_Pissarro
gptkb:David_Hamilton_Jackson
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:population about 51,000 (2020s)
gptkbp:postalCode 00801–00804
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:roadType gptkb:Veterans_Drive
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Atlantic_Standard_Time
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Charlotte_Amalie_Historic_District
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judah_P._Benjamin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5