Saint John, United States Virgin Islands facts for kids

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Coordinates: 18°20′26″N, 64°44′47″W

BritishVirginIsland map

Map of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Saint John is an island in the Caribbean Sea. It is a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). It is the smallest of the three main USVI islands.

St. John is about 4 miles east of Saint Thomas, and 4 miles south and west of Tortola, part of the British Virgin Islands. It is 50.8 km² (19.61 sq mi) in area. It has a population of 4,197 (2000 census).

Official sites

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Images for kids

Natural-color satellite image of Saint John
Coral Bay, Saint John; map from 1720
Map of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Lithograph of Saint John, 1850
Coral Bay, Saint John
A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier speaking to a resident of St. John
Entrance to Mongoose Junction, a popular shopping center in Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Turtle Bay Beach at Caneel Bay
Sunset at Turtle Bay
Reef Bay and Virgin Islands National Park from Cocoloba Point
Mid day Trunk Beach St John Virgin Islands National Park
Gibney Beach on Hawksnest Bay.
Trunk Bay, St. John

See also

In Spanish: San Juan (Islas Vírgenes) para niños

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