Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1917
gptkbp:area 80.9 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 340
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Charlotte_Amalie
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currency gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkbp:demographics Afro-Caribbean majority
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Government_of_the_U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Crown_Mountain
474 m
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Danish_West_Indies_period
gptkb:Emancipation_of_slaves_(1848)
gptkbp:historicalOperator gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Charlotte_Amalie_Harbor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:VISTT
VI-010
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Charlotte_Amalie
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:transportation
retail
tourism
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Cyril_E._King_Airport
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Water_Island
gptkb:Tortola
gptkb:Saint_John,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Transfer_Day_(March_31,_1917)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Camille_Pissarro
gptkb:Emile_Griffith
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population approximately 42,000
gptkbp:postalCode 00801–00804
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Virgin_Islands_Coral_Reef_National_Monument
gptkb:Buck_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:region gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Atlantic_Standard_Time_(UTC−4)
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Coral_World_Ocean_Park
gptkb:Drake's_Seat
gptkb:Magens_Bay
gptkb:Blackbeard's_Castle
gptkb:Fort_Christian
gptkbp:transportation ferry service to Saint John
public bus system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Albert_Bryan
gptkb:Kelsey_Grammer
gptkb:Janelle_James
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5