St. Croix Island

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1917
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Henry_E._Rohlsen_Airport
gptkbp:annualRainfall about 1,000 mm
gptkbp:area 214 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 340
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currency gptkb:US_dollar
gptkbp:demographics majority Black population
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Caucasian
Afro-Caribbean
Puerto Rican
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Eagle
355 m
gptkbp:historicalColonialPowers gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Spain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Croix Island
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code VI-10
gptkbp:knownFor beaches
historic sugar plantations
diving and snorkeling
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Christiansted
gptkb:Frederiksted
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Legislature_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Sankt_Croix_(Danish)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Twin_City
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Hurricane_Hugo_(1989)
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Buck_Island_Reef_National_Monument
gptkb:Salt_River_Bay_National_Historical_Park_and_Ecological_Preserve
gptkb:Fort_Christiansvaern
gptkb:Estate_Whim_Plantation_Museum
gptkbp:notablePerson Alexander Hamilton (lived as a child)
Tim Duncan (NBA player, born here)
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Cruzan_Rum
Captain Morgan Rum (distilled here)
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:population about 41,000
gptkbp:postalCode 00820–00824
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:timezone AST (UTC−4)
gptkbp:UNESCOBiosphereReserve gptkb:St._Croix_East_End_Marine_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_penguin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5