St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St._Croix,_United_States_Virgin_Islands

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:island
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:acquisitionYear	1917
gptkbp:area	214 km²
gptkbp:areaCode	340
gptkbp:climate	tropical
gptkbp:containsSettlement	gptkb:Arawak gptkb:Carib gptkb:Taino
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkbp:demographics	Afro-Caribbean majority
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	Caucasian Afro-Caribbean East Indian Puerto Rican Other Caribbean
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans	Christopher Columbus (1493)
gptkbp:formerColonyOf	gptkb:Denmark gptkb:France gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Virgin_Islands_Legislature
gptkbp:governor	Albert Bryan (as of 2024)
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Mount_Eagle 355 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	VI
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Christiansted gptkb:Frederiksted
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:United_States_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:mainIndustry	agriculture tourism rum production oil refining (historically)
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Henry_E._Rohlsen_Airport
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Twin_City
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Hurricane_Hugo_(1989)
gptkbp:notableFestival	Crucian Christmas Carnival
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Salt_River_Bay_National_Historical_Park gptkb:Buck_Island_Reef_National_Monument gptkb:Fort_Christiansvaern gptkb:Estate_Whim_Plantation_Museum
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:Cruzan_Rum Captain Morgan Rum
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:population	about 41,000
gptkbp:postalCode	00820–00824
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:Atlantic_Standard_Time_(UTC−4)
gptkbp:UNESCOBiosphereReserve	yes (Salt River Bay)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Virgin_Islands_National_Guard gptkb:David_Hamilton_Jackson
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7