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class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Points of interest</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Points_of_interest-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Points of interest subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Points_of_interest-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Scuba_diving,_snorkeling,_and_watersports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scuba_diving,_snorkeling,_and_watersports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.1</span> <span>Scuba diving, snorkeling, and watersports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scuba_diving,_snorkeling,_and_watersports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bioluminescent_bays" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bioluminescent_bays"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.2</span> <span>Bioluminescent bays</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bioluminescent_bays-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Protected_areas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Protected_areas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.3</span> <span>Protected areas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Protected_areas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Notable people subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Sport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14.1</span> <span>Sport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Visitors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Visitors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14.2</span> <span>Visitors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Visitors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div 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href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix" title="Saint Croix – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Saint Croix" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix_Island_(pulo_sa_Amerikanhong_Kapupud-ang_Birgyin,_Saint_Croix_Island)" title="Saint Croix Island (pulo sa Amerikanhong Kapupud-ang Birgyin, Saint Croix Island) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Saint Croix Island (pulo sa Amerikanhong Kapupud-ang Birgyin, Saint Croix Island)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svat%C3%BD_K%C5%99%C3%AD%C5%BE_(Panensk%C3%A9_ostrovy)" title="Svatý Kříž (Panenské ostrovy) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Svatý Kříž (Panenské ostrovy)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankt_Croix" title="Sankt Croix – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sankt Croix" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix_(Amerikanische_Jungferninseln)" title="Saint Croix (Amerikanische Jungferninseln) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Saint Croix (Amerikanische Jungferninseln)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%9A%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC_(%CE%A0%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B9_%CE%9D%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%B9)" title="Σαιντ Κρουά (Παρθένοι Νήσοι) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σαιντ Κρουά (Παρθένοι Νήσοι)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_(Islas_V%C3%ADrgenes)" title="Santa Cruz (Islas Vírgenes) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Santa Cruz (Islas Vírgenes)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankta_Kruco_(Karibio)" title="Sankta Kruco (Karibio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Sankta Kruco (Karibio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix_(Birjina_Uharte_Estatubatuarrak)" title="Saint Croix (Birjina Uharte Estatubatuarrak) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Saint Croix (Birjina Uharte Estatubatuarrak)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AA_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7" title="سنت کرویکس، جزایر ویرجین ایالات متحده آمریکا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سنت کرویکس، جزایر ویرجین ایالات متحده آمریکا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Croix_(%C3%AEles_Vierges_des_%C3%89tats-Unis)" title="Sainte-Croix (îles Vierges des États-Unis) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sainte-Croix (îles Vierges des États-Unis)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_Illas_Virxes" title="Santa Cruz, Illas Virxes – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Santa Cruz, Illas Virxes" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B8%EC%9D%B8%ED%8A%B8%ED%81%AC%EB%A1%9C%EC%9D%B4%EC%84%AC" title="세인트크로이섬 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="세인트크로이섬" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix" title="Saint Croix – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Saint Croix" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Croix" title="Santo Croix – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Santo Croix" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix" title="Saint Croix – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Saint Croix" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%A0%D7%98_%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%90%D7%94" title="סנט קרואה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סנט קרואה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentkroisa" title="Sentkroisa – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Sentkroisa" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%98" title="Сент Крој – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Сент Крој" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7" title="سينت كروا – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سينت كروا" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix" title="Saint Croix – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Saint Croix" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E5%B3%B6" title="セント・クロイ島 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="セント・クロイ島" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix_(Ameerikoons_Jongfoomen_Eilunen)" title="Saint Croix (Ameerikoons Jongfoomen Eilunen) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Saint Croix (Ameerikoons Jongfoomen Eilunen)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix" title="Saint Croix – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Saint Croix" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Croix" title="Sint Croix – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Sint Croix" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix_(wyspa_Wysp_Dziewiczych_Stan%C3%B3w_Zjednoczonych)" title="Saint Croix (wyspa Wysp Dziewiczych Stanów Zjednoczonych) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Saint Croix (wyspa Wysp Dziewiczych Stanów Zjednoczonych)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix_(Ilhas_Virgens_Americanas)" title="Saint Croix (Ilhas Virgens Americanas) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Saint Croix (Ilhas Virgens Americanas)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix,_Insulele_Virgine_Americane" title="Saint Croix, Insulele Virgine Americane – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Saint Croix, Insulele Virgine Americane" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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href="/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Saint_Croix&params=17.733509_N_64.783864_W_type:isle_globe:earth_region:VI"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">17°44′01″N</span> <span class="longitude">64°47′02″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">17.733509°N 64.783864°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">17.733509; -64.783864</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Archipelago</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands" title="Virgin Islands">Virgin Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leeward_Islands" title="Leeward Islands">Leeward Islands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">84<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sq mi (220 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">22 mi (35 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">7 mi (11 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">1,165 ft (355.1 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest point</th><td class="infobox-data">Mount Eagle</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="850" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">Territory</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">Virgin Islands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_and_sub-districts_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>District of Saint Croix</b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Demonym</th><td class="infobox-data">Crucian<br />Cruzan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">41,004 (2020 census<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pop. density</th><td class="infobox-data">488/sq mi (188.4/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ethnic groups</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Afro-Caribbean" class="mw-redirect" title="Afro-Caribbean">Afro-Caribbean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic and Latino</a>, <a href="/wiki/White_Americans" title="White Americans">White</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indians_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Indians in the United States Virgin Islands">Indian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arab_Americans" title="Arab Americans">Arab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas">Native American</a>, <a href="/wiki/Multiracial" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiracial">Multiracial</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Saint Croix</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/ɔɪ/: 'oi' in 'choice'">ɔɪ</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">KROY</span></i></a>; <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Santa Cruz</i>; <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a>: <i lang="nl">Sint-Kruis</i>; <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Sainte-Croix</i>; <a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a>: <i lang="no">Sankt Croix</i>; <a href="/wiki/Taino_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Taino language">Taino</a>: <i lang="tnq">Ay Ay</i>) is an island in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a>, and a county and constituent <a href="/wiki/Districts_and_sub-districts_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands">district</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a> (USVI), an <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Unincorporated territories of the United States">unincorporated territory of the United States</a>. </p><p>St. Croix is the largest of the territory's islands. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 41,004.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The island's highest point is <a href="/wiki/Mount_Eagle_(U.S._Virgin_Islands)" title="Mount Eagle (U.S. Virgin Islands)">Mount Eagle</a>, at 355 meters (1,165 ft). St. Croix's nickname is "Twin City", for its two towns, <a href="/wiki/Frederiksted" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederiksted">Frederiksted</a> on the western end and <a href="/wiki/Christiansted" class="mw-redirect" title="Christiansted">Christiansted</a> on the northeast part of the island. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island's indigenous <a href="/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno" title="Taíno">Taino</a> name is <a href="/wiki/List_of_indigenous_names_of_Eastern_Caribbean_islands#Leeward_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="List of indigenous names of Eastern Caribbean islands"><i>Ay Ay</i></a> ("the river").<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its indigenous <a href="/wiki/Kalinago" title="Kalinago">Carib</a> name is <i>Cibuquiera</i> ("the stony land").<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its modern name, <i>Saint Croix</i>, is derived from the <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> <i>Sainte-Croix</i>, itself a translation of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> name <i>Isla de la Santa Cruz</i> (meaning "island of the <a href="/wiki/Christian_cross" title="Christian cross">Holy Cross</a>") given by <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Columbus" title="Christopher Columbus">Christopher Columbus</a> in 1493.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The French name was partially retained under Danish rule as <i>Sankt Croix</i>, and the island was given its current spelling after the U.S. takeover in 1917. The associated <a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">demonym</a> for the island is Crucian, derived from the original Spanish name.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St_Croix_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/St_Croix_map.jpg/220px-St_Croix_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/St_Croix_map.jpg/330px-St_Croix_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/St_Croix_map.jpg/440px-St_Croix_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="991" data-file-height="665" /></a><figcaption>A 1754 Danish map of the island</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bark_MARY_og_Frederiksted.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Bark_MARY_og_Frederiksted.jpg/220px-Bark_MARY_og_Frederiksted.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Bark_MARY_og_Frederiksted.jpg/330px-Bark_MARY_og_Frederiksted.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Bark_MARY_og_Frederiksted.jpg/440px-Bark_MARY_og_Frederiksted.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1160" data-file-height="797" /></a><figcaption>Frederiksstad on Saint Croix, 1848</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mary%C2%B4s_Fancy,_Saint_Croix.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Mary%C2%B4s_Fancy%2C_Saint_Croix.jpg/220px-Mary%C2%B4s_Fancy%2C_Saint_Croix.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Mary%C2%B4s_Fancy%2C_Saint_Croix.jpg/330px-Mary%C2%B4s_Fancy%2C_Saint_Croix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Mary%C2%B4s_Fancy%2C_Saint_Croix.jpg/440px-Mary%C2%B4s_Fancy%2C_Saint_Croix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1467" data-file-height="849" /></a><figcaption>Mary's Fancy plantation on Saint Croix, owned by <a href="/wiki/George_Ryan_(Irish-Danish_businessman)" title="George Ryan (Irish-Danish businessman)">George Ryan</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:H._K._H._Prins_Valdemars_Ankomst_til_Sankt_Croix.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/H._K._H._Prins_Valdemars_Ankomst_til_Sankt_Croix.jpg/220px-H._K._H._Prins_Valdemars_Ankomst_til_Sankt_Croix.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/H._K._H._Prins_Valdemars_Ankomst_til_Sankt_Croix.jpg/330px-H._K._H._Prins_Valdemars_Ankomst_til_Sankt_Croix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/H._K._H._Prins_Valdemars_Ankomst_til_Sankt_Croix.jpg/440px-H._K._H._Prins_Valdemars_Ankomst_til_Sankt_Croix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3776" data-file-height="2742" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Prince_Valdemar_of_Denmark" title="Prince Valdemar of Denmark">Prince Valdemar</a>'s arrival at St. Croix, 1879</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Last_Danish_Parade_at_Saint_Croix.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Last_Danish_Parade_at_Saint_Croix.jpg/170px-Last_Danish_Parade_at_Saint_Croix.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Last_Danish_Parade_at_Saint_Croix.jpg/255px-Last_Danish_Parade_at_Saint_Croix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Last_Danish_Parade_at_Saint_Croix.jpg/340px-Last_Danish_Parade_at_Saint_Croix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1005" data-file-height="1144" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Denmark" title="Flag of Denmark">Dannebrog</a> being lowered at the Governor's Mansion for the last time (31 March 1917)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Igneri" title="Igneri">Igneri</a> pottery indicates human presence on the island from 1 to 700, followed by the <a href="/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno" title="Taíno">Taíno</a> from 700 to 1425, before the encroachment by the <a href="/wiki/Island_Caribs" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Caribs">Caribs</a> in 1425; the island was uninhabited by 1590.<sup id="cite_ref-VINPS_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VINPS-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Various indigenous groups inhabited the island during its prehistory. Columbus landed on Santa Cruz, as he called it, on 14 November 1493, and was immediately attacked by the <a href="/wiki/Kalinago" title="Kalinago">Kalinago</a>, who lived at Salt River on the north shore. This is the first recorded fight between the Spanish and a <a href="/wiki/New_World" title="New World">New World</a> native population, and Columbus gave the battle site the name <i>Cabo de la Flecha</i> (Cape of the Arrow).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Spanish never colonized the Islands, but most or all of the native population was eventually dispersed or killed. By the end of the 16th century, the islands were said to be uninhabited.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colonial_period">Colonial period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Colonial period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Virgin_Islands" title="Dutch Virgin Islands">Dutch Virgin Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands" title="British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Captaincy General of Puerto Rico">Captaincy General of Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hospitaller_colonization_of_the_Americas" title="Hospitaller colonization of the Americas">Hospitaller colonization of the Americas</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_West_India_Company" title="French West India Company">French West India Company</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Danish_West_Indies" title="Danish West Indies">Danish West Indies</a></div> <p>Dutch and English settlers landed at Saint Croix in 1625, joined by some <a href="/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a> refugees from <a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts" title="Saint Kitts">Saint Kitts</a>. The English expelled the Dutch and French settlers before they themselves were evicted by a Spanish invasion from <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> in August 1650.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopædia_Britannica_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopædia_Britannica-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 1650, a French force attacked and established a colony of 300. From 1651 until 1664, the <a href="/wiki/Knights_Hospitaller" title="Knights Hospitaller">Knights of Malta</a> (at the time a <a href="/wiki/Vassal_state" title="Vassal state">vassal state</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Sicily" title="Kingdom of Sicily">Kingdom of Sicily</a>) ruled the island in the name of <a href="/wiki/Louis_XIV" title="Louis XIV">Louis XIV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopædia_Britannica_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopædia_Britannica-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The island then passed to the <a href="/wiki/French_West_India_Company" title="French West India Company">French West India Company</a>. The colony was evacuated to <a href="/wiki/Hispaniola" title="Hispaniola">Saint-Domingue</a> in 1695, when France battled the English and Dutch in the <a href="/wiki/Nine_Years%27_War" title="Nine Years' War">War of the Grand Alliance</a>. The island was then uninhabited and abandoned for another 38 years.<sup id="cite_ref-Westergaard_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Westergaard-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1725, St. Thomas Governor <a href="/wiki/Frederik_Moth" title="Frederik Moth">Frederik Moth</a> encouraged the Danish West Indies Company's directors to consider purchasing Santa Cruz (St. Croix). On 15 June 1733, France and <a href="/wiki/Denmark-Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="Denmark-Norway">Denmark-Norway</a> concluded a treaty by which the <a href="/wiki/Danish_West_India_Company" title="Danish West India Company">Danish West India Company</a> bought St. Croix for 750,000 <a href="/wiki/Livre_tournois" title="Livre tournois">livres</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Encyclopædia_Britannica_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Encyclopædia_Britannica-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Louis_XV" title="Louis XV">Louis XV</a> ratified the treaty on 28 June 1733 and received half the payment in French coins, with the remaining half paid in 18 months. On 16 November 1733, Moth was named St. Croix's first Danish governor. The 1742 census lists 120 sugar plantations, 122 cotton plantations, 1,906 slaves, and 360 whites. By 1754, slaves numbered 7,566. That year, King <a href="/wiki/Frederick_V_of_Denmark" title="Frederick V of Denmark">Frederick</a> took direct control of St. Croix from the company.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Westergaard_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Westergaard-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For nearly 200 years, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John were the <a href="/wiki/Danish_West_Indies" title="Danish West Indies">Danish West Indies</a>. By the mid- to late 18th century, the peak of the plantation economy, St. Croix's enslaved population numbered between 18,000 and 20,000. The white population during this time ranged between 1,500 and 2,000.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Future <a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">American revolutionary leader</a> <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton" title="Alexander Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a> and his brother lived in Christiansted with their mother, Rachel Faucette, on St. Croix after she returned to the island in 1765. Their residence was in the upper floor of a house at 34 Company Street, while Rachel used the lower floor as a shop selling food items. Within two years, Hamilton lost his father, James Hamilton, by abandonment, and his mother to death. Official documents from the island, a 1768 probate court testimony from his uncle, established Alexander's age at 13. By 1769, Hamilton's cousin, aunt, uncle, and grandmother had also died. Alexander’s brother James became an apprentice carpenter and Alexander became the ward of Thomas Stevens, a merchant on King Street. Hamilton was soon clerking in the export-import business of Beekman and Cruger at the intersection of King and King's Cross Streets. In 1772 a local businessmen funded Hamilton's further education in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-Chernow_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chernow-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The slave trade was abolished in the Danish colonies in 1792, although the prohibition did not go into effect until 1802. Existing enslaved people were freed in 1848, after the <a href="/w/index.php?title=1848_St._Croix_Slave_Revolt_and_emancipation_in_the_Danish_West_Indies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1848 St. Croix Slave Revolt and emancipation in the Danish West Indies (page does not exist)">1848 St. Croix Slave Revolt</a>, led by General "<a href="/wiki/Buddhoe" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhoe">Buddhoe</a>" Gottlieb.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">British</a> occupied the Danish West Indies in March 1801, with the arrival of a British fleet at St. Thomas. Denmark-Norway accepted the Articles of Capitulation and the British occupied the islands without a shot being fired. The occupation lasted until April 1802, when Britain returned the islands to Denmark-Norway. </p><p>The British <a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Danish_West_Indies_(1807)" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of the Danish West Indies (1807)">invaded the Danish West Indies</a> again in December 1807. A British fleet captured St. Thomas on 22 December and St. Croix on 25 December. Denmark-Norway did not resist and the invasion again was bloodless. This occupation lasted until 20 November 1815. Both invasions were due to Denmark's alliance with France during the <a href="/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars" title="Napoleonic Wars">Napoleonic Wars</a>. Upon the conclusion of a peace with France, the islands were returned to Denmark. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_United_States_territory">As a United States territory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: As a United States territory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1878_St._Croix_labor_riot" title="1878 St. Croix labor riot">1878 St. Croix labor riot</a> shook the island. In 1916, Denmark sold St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John to the U.S., formalizing the transfer in the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_the_Danish_West_Indies" title="Treaty of the Danish West Indies">Treaty of the Danish West Indies</a>, in exchange for $25 million in gold. In a national <a href="/wiki/1916_Danish_West_Indian_Islands_sale_referendum" title="1916 Danish West Indian Islands sale referendum">referendum</a> on the issue, 64.2% of Danish voters approved the sale. In an unofficial <a href="/wiki/1916_Danish_West_Indies_status_referendum" title="1916 Danish West Indies status referendum">referendum</a> held in the islands, 99.83% voted in favor of the purchase. Formal transfer of the islands to the U.S. took place on 1 April 1917. </p><p>St. Croix's inhabitants were granted U.S. citizenship in 1927. The island industrialized and moved away from an agrarian society in the 1960s. The 1972 <a href="/wiki/Fountain_Valley_massacre" title="Fountain Valley massacre">Fountain Valley massacre</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Mass_shooting" title="Mass shooting">mass shooting</a> during a robbery at a golf club, led to a devastating reduction in tourism that lasted many years. In 1989, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Hugo#Saint_Croix" title="Hurricane Hugo">Hurricane Hugo</a> struck the island with Category 4 winds. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service" title="United States Marshals Service">United States Marshals Service</a> were brought in to restore order.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2012 shutdown of the Hovensa refinery resulted in the loss of many jobs. Agriculture has seen a slow resurgence, due to an increase in demand for local produce and agricultural products. Category 5 <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Maria" title="Hurricane Maria">Hurricane Maria</a>'s weaker outer eyewall crossed St. Croix in 2017; sustained winds reached over 150 mph and gusted up to 250 mph in some places on the island's western end. Maria damaged or destroyed 70% of St. Croix's buildings, including schools and the only hospital.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St._Croix_geologic_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Croix_geologic_map.png/220px-St._Croix_geologic_map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Croix_geologic_map.png/330px-St._Croix_geologic_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Croix_geologic_map.png/440px-St._Croix_geologic_map.png 2x" data-file-width="611" data-file-height="245" /></a><figcaption>Saint Croix <a href="/wiki/Geologic_map" title="Geologic map">geologic map</a>, where Km is the <a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">Cretaceous</a> Mt. Eagle Group, Kd is Cretaceous <a href="/wiki/Diorite" title="Diorite">diorite</a>, Kg is Cretaceous <a href="/wiki/Gabbro" title="Gabbro">gabbro</a>, Tbf is the <a href="/wiki/Pliocene" title="Pliocene">Pliocene</a> Blessing <a href="/wiki/Formation_(geology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Formation (geology)">Formation</a>, Tmb and Tlr are the <a href="/wiki/Miocene" title="Miocene">Miocene</a> King shall <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">Limestone</a>, Qab is <a href="/wiki/Quaternary" title="Quaternary">Quaternary</a> <a href="/wiki/Alluvium" title="Alluvium">alluvium</a>, and Qr is Quaternary reef.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northwest,_St_Croix_00840,_USVI_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Northwest%2C_St_Croix_00840%2C_USVI_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Northwest%2C_St_Croix_00840%2C_USVI_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Northwest%2C_St_Croix_00840%2C_USVI_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Northwest%2C_St_Croix_00840%2C_USVI_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Northwest%2C_St_Croix_00840%2C_USVI_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Northwest%2C_St_Croix_00840%2C_USVI_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption>Saint Croix coast</figcaption></figure> <p>Saint Croix lies at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Saint_Croix&params=17_45_N_64_45_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">17°45′N</span> <span class="longitude">64°45′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">17.750°N 64.750°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">17.750; -64.750</span></span></span></a></span></span>. The United States' easternmost point in the western hemisphere is St. Croix's <a href="/wiki/Point_Udall_(U.S._Virgin_Islands)" title="Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands)">Point Udall</a>. The island has an area of 214.66 km<sup>2</sup> (82.88 sq mi). The terrain is rugged, though not extremely so. The island's highest point, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Eagle_(U.S._Virgin_Islands)" title="Mount Eagle (U.S. Virgin Islands)">Mount Eagle</a>, is 1,165 feet (355 m) high. Most of the east end is quite hilly and steep, as is the north side from <a href="/wiki/Christiansted,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands">Christiansted</a> west. From the north-side hills, a fairly even plain slopes down to the south coast; this was cultivated as the island's prime sugar land. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_22.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_22.JPG/220px-Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_22.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_22.JPG/330px-Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_22.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_22.JPG/440px-Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_22.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Beach on Saint Croix</figcaption></figure> <p>The trade wind blows more or less along the length of the island. The hills of the western part of the island receive a good deal more rain than the east end; annual rainfall is on the whole extremely variable, averaging around 40 inches (1,000 mm). The east end of the island is a dry desert range with a substantial amount of cactus, while the west end has lush vegetation and palm trees. The island has multiple ecosystems in a small geographic area. Fairly severe and extended drought has always been a problem, particularly considering the lack of fresh groundwater and lack of freshwater streams or rivers. St. Croix has a <a href="/wiki/Desalination" title="Desalination">desalination</a> plant, but most residential homes and businesses have built-in <a href="/wiki/Cistern" title="Cistern">cisterns</a> used to collect rainwater. St. Croix does not have a weather station and thus climate averages are unknown. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Inhabitants are called <b>Crucians</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="/ʒ/: 's' in 'pleasure'">ʒ</span><span title="/ən/: 'on' in 'button'">ən</span></span>/</a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (frequently written as "Cruzans"). </p><p>Due to St. Croix's history of immigration, there is much debate as to what constitutes a native Crucian. The consensus in Crucian society is anyone <i>bahn ya</i> ("born here" in Crucian dialect) on St. Croix can claim to be Crucian, but not necessarily a <i>native Crucian</i>. People considered <i>native Crucians</i>, or <i>ancestral native Crucian</i>s, are those who can trace their ancestry to the era before Crucians was granted U.S. citizenship in 1927. Ancestral native Crucians (one-fourth to one-third of St. Croix's population) largely consist of the descendants of enslaved Africans brought to the island by Europeans during the 18th and 19th centuries and the descendants of paid laborers the Danes recruited from the British and Dutch West Indies after the Danish emancipation law in 1848. As on other Caribbean islands, many ancestral natives are also descended from European settlers and planters who migrated to the West Indies during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Due to a low number of European women in the colonial West Indies, many European men in colonial St. Croix had children with the majority African population, whose mixed-heritage descendants bear their European ancestors' surnames. There are also a handful of ancestral families on the island (traditionally known as <i>bukra</i>) of <a href="/wiki/White_Caribbeans" class="mw-redirect" title="White Caribbeans">full European ancestry</a>. </p><p>Due to historical economic and political differences, as well as the remnants of a 19th-century caste system based on skin complexion, socioeconomic class differences among ancestral native Crucians can vary widely, even within the same family. Most ancestral native Crucians today are employed by the Government of the Virgin Islands, while others are involved in the tourism industry and the legal and medical professions. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Ricans" title="Puerto Ricans">Puerto Rican</a> migration was prevalent in the 1930s, '40s and '50s, when many Puerto Ricans relocated to St. Croix for work after the collapse of the sugar industry. The total population declined by 50% in the century preceding 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-ForeignAffairs_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ForeignAffairs-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> purchase of two-thirds of the nearby <a href="/wiki/Vieques,_Puerto_Rico" title="Vieques, Puerto Rico">Puerto Rican island of Vieques</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> resulted in the displacement of thousands of <i>Viequenses</i>, many of whom relocated to St. Croix because of its similar size and geography. The local holiday of Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands Friendship Day has been celebrated since the 1960s on the second Monday of October, the same date as <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Day" title="Columbus Day">Columbus Day</a>. St. Croix's Puerto Ricans, most of whom have lived on the island for more than a generation, have kept their culture alive while integrating it into native Crucian culture and society. For example, in informal situations, many Puerto Ricans in St. Croix speak a <a href="/wiki/Spanglish" title="Spanglish">Spanglish</a>-like combination of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_Spanish" title="Puerto Rican Spanish">Puerto Rican Spanish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_Creole" title="Virgin Islands Creole">Crucian Creole English</a>. </p><p>Migration from "down-island" (a local colloquial term for islands in the <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Antilles" title="Lesser Antilles">Lesser Antilles</a> to the east and southeast) occurred mainly in the 1960s and 70s. In that period, agriculture declined as St. Croix's major industry, replaced by tourism, <a href="/wiki/Alumina" class="mw-redirect" title="Alumina">alumina</a> production, and oil refining. Jobs were plentiful in these industries and down-islanders came to St. Croix by the thousands. The demand for imported labor in St. Croix was exacerbated by the fact that many ancestral native Crucians, having acquired U.S. citizenship decades earlier, migrated to the mainland U.S. to pursue educational and career opportunities. Many down-islanders made St. Croix their permanent home, while others relocated to the mainland U.S. or returned to their native countries. Most down-islanders came from <a href="/wiki/St._Kitts_and_Nevis" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Kitts and Nevis">St. Kitts and Nevis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antigua" title="Antigua">Antigua</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Lucia" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Lucia">St. Lucia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominica</a>, but people from every <a href="/wiki/Anglophone_Caribbean" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglophone Caribbean">Anglophone Caribbean</a> nation can be found on St. Croix. Down-islanders and their St. Croix-born offspring form most of St. Croix's middle class, which has dwindled in size since the 2008 global recession. </p><p>Down-island migration to St. Croix is most commonly thought of as a mid-20th century phenomenon brought upon by American immigration policy, but people of both European and African descent from the nearby islands of <a href="/wiki/Anguilla" title="Anguilla">Anguilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Martin_(island)" title="Saint Martin (island)">St. Martin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Kitts" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Kitts">St. Kitts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevis" title="Nevis">Nevis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antigua" title="Antigua">Antigua</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Montserrat" title="Montserrat">Montserrat</a> have been migrating to St. Croix since the 1600s. Many ancestral native Crucians also share family ties with <a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a>, as Bajans were heavily recruited to St. Croix to work on sugar plantations in the late 19th century. </p><p>Continental Americans, although small in number in comparison with Caribbean immigrants, have also been part of the St. Croix community. Most reside on the island's east end, and they tend to work in tourism, real estate, and legal professions. Many are <a href="/wiki/Snowbird_(person)" title="Snowbird (person)">temporary residents</a> or retirees. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Arab_Palestinians" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab Palestinians">Arab Palestinians</a> have been an influential part of the local economy since the 1960s, when they first started to migrate to St. Croix to set up shops, supermarkets, and gas stations. </p><p>In the 21st century, waves of migration to St. Croix have included people from the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, and various South American nations. St. Croix's history of migration has sometimes caused tensions between immigrants and Crucians whose ancestry on the island dates back for generations. Tensions have subsided to some extent in recent years, mainly due to intermarriage among Crucians and other Caribbean peoples. In the late 1990s, many people supported legislation to define as a "native U.S. Virgin Islander" anyone who could trace their ancestry on the island to 1927, the year in which U.S. Virgin Islanders were granted U.S. citizenship. This effort by a select group of nationalist senators failed after much public outcry and controversy. It was learned that most native-born U.S. Virgin Islanders would not qualify as "native" under the proposed legislation, as their immigrant ancestors had arrived later than 1927, but thousands of Danish citizens would have qualified. </p><p>In 2009, the proposed U.S. Virgin Islands Constitution proposed by the <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Constitutional_Convention_of_the_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands">Fifth Constitutional Convention</a> established three definitions of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Virgin_Islander" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Virgin Islander">U.S. Virgin Islanders</a>: "Ancestral Native Virgin Islander"—those with ancestral ties (and their descendants); "Native Virgin Islander"—those born on the island (and their descendants); and "Virgin Islander"—any U.S. citizen who has resided in the territory for five years. The United States Congress rejected the proposed constitution in 2010 for violating the principle of equal rights for all citizens of the territory, "native" or not, and sent it back to the convention for further consideration. St. Croix's population at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 U.S. Census</a> was 41,004.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Subdivisions">Subdivisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Subdivisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For census and planning purposes, St. Croix is divided into the following <a href="/wiki/Districts_and_sub-districts_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands">subdistricts</a> (with population per the 2020 U.S. census):<sup id="cite_ref-outlying_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outlying-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annas_Hope,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Annas Hope, U.S. Virgin Islands">Anna's Hope Village</a> (pop. 3,282)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christiansted,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands">Christiansted</a> (pop. 1,866)</li> <li>East End (pop. 2,336)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederiksted,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands">Frederiksted</a> (pop. 2,303)</li> <li>Northcentral (pop. 4,197)</li> <li>Northwest (pop. 3,431)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sion_Farm,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Sion Farm, U.S. Virgin Islands">Sion Farm</a> (pop. 10,332)</li> <li>Southcentral (pop. 7,415)</li> <li>Southwest (pop. 5,842)</li></ul> <p>Historically, St. Croix, like the rest of the Virgin Islands, had been divided into quarters, with these further divided into estates. These were used for census purposes until 1980 until they were replaced by the subdistricts above, and estates are still commonly used for navigation, writing addresses, and discussing real estate.<sup id="cite_ref-outlying_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outlying-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Language">Language</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Language"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> has been the dominant language on St. Croix since the 1700s and the official language since 1917, when the United States purchased the <a href="/wiki/Danish_West_Indies" title="Danish West Indies">Danish West Indies</a>. Previously, the official language was <a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>, but it was not widely spoken. Other languages spoken throughout St. Croix's colonial history have included Irish, Scots, Spanish, and French, as well as a now-extinct <a href="/wiki/Negerhollands" title="Negerhollands">Dutch Creole</a> spoken by <a href="/wiki/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands">St. Thomas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saint_John,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands">St. John</a>-born people living in St. Croix, as well as the <a href="/wiki/English-based_creole_languages" title="English-based creole languages">local Creole English</a> that still exists today.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Known on the island as <i><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_Creole" title="Virgin Islands Creole">Crucian</a></i>, Virgin Islands Creole English is spoken by the majority of the population in informal situations.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spanish is spoken by migrants from <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a> and their St. Croix-born offspring, and various <a href="/wiki/French-based_creole_languages" title="French-based creole languages">French Creoles</a> are spoken by <a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucia" title="Saint Lucia">St. Lucian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominican</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Haitians" title="Haitians">Haitian</a> immigrants. <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a> is common among St. Croix's <a href="/wiki/Arab_Palestinians" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab Palestinians">Arab Palestinian</a> community. Immigrants from the Anglophone Caribbean who came to St. Croix after their formative years tend to speak the English creoles of their respective islands in informal situations, which are, for the most part, mutually intelligible with <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_Creole_English" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Islands Creole English">Virgin Islands Creole English</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Christiansted,_Saint_Croix,_Virgin_Islands_1a33961v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Christiansted%2C_Saint_Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands_1a33961v.jpg/170px-Christiansted%2C_Saint_Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands_1a33961v.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="242" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Christiansted%2C_Saint_Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands_1a33961v.jpg/255px-Christiansted%2C_Saint_Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands_1a33961v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Christiansted%2C_Saint_Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands_1a33961v.jpg/340px-Christiansted%2C_Saint_Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands_1a33961v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Episcopal_Church_(Christiansted,_U.S._Virgin_Islands)" title="St. John's Episcopal Church (Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands)">St. John's Anglican Church</a>, Christiansted</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> is St. Croix's <a href="/wiki/Religions_by_country" title="Religions by country">predominant religion</a>; the island has been called the "Land of Churches"<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for the approximately 150 churches that serve its 50,000 residents. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant</a> <a href="/wiki/Christian_denomination" title="Christian denomination">denominations</a> are the most prevalent, but there is also a significant <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism">Roman Catholic</a> presence due to St. Croix's large <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Hispanic</a> population, as well as <a href="/wiki/Irish_people" title="Irish people">Irish</a> influence during the Danish colonial period. <a href="/wiki/Anglicanism" title="Anglicanism">Anglican</a>, <a href="/wiki/Methodism" title="Methodism">Methodist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church" title="Moravian Church">Moravian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Presbyterianism" title="Presbyterianism">Presbyterian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pentecostalism" title="Pentecostalism">Pentecostal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church" title="Seventh-day Adventist Church">Seventh-day Adventists</a> are among the Protestant denominations prevalent on the island. There are also <a href="/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witness" class="mw-redirect" title="Jehovah's Witness">Jehovah's Witness</a>es and members of <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>. </p><p>As in most of the Caribbean, various forms of <a href="/wiki/Rastafari" title="Rastafari">Rastafari</a> are practiced on the island. <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> is prevalent among the <a href="/wiki/Arab_Palestinians" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab Palestinians">Arab Palestinian</a> community, and there is a <a href="/wiki/Jews" title="Jews">Jewish</a> presence as well. <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> and Islam are also practiced by the <a href="/wiki/Indians_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Indians in the United States Virgin Islands">Indian</a> population. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HOVENSA_refinery-06.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/HOVENSA_refinery-06.jpg/220px-HOVENSA_refinery-06.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/HOVENSA_refinery-06.jpg/330px-HOVENSA_refinery-06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/HOVENSA_refinery-06.jpg/440px-HOVENSA_refinery-06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>HOVENSA oil refinery</figcaption></figure> <p>St. Croix was once an agricultural powerhouse in the Caribbean, but that period ended with the rapid industrialization of the island's economy in the 1960s. As on many other Caribbean islands today, tourism is one of St. Croix's main sources of revenue. A number of other industries contribute to its economy. </p><p>St. Croix was home to <a href="/wiki/HOVENSA" class="mw-redirect" title="HOVENSA">HOVENSA</a>, one of the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Oil_refinery" title="Oil refinery">oil refineries</a>. HOVENSA is a <a href="/wiki/Limited_liability_company" title="Limited liability company">limited liability company</a> owned and operated by Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. (HOVIC), a division of the U.S.-based <a href="/wiki/Hess_Corporation" title="Hess Corporation">Hess Corporation</a>, and Petroleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA), <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>'s national oil company. Gas prices on St. Croix were slightly higher than average than in the continental U.S. </p><p>On January 18, 2012, HOVENSA announced that its refinery would be permanently shut down. This had a major adverse effect on the economy of St. Croix and the entire U.S. Virgin Islands, as the refinery employed 1,200 residents and 950 contractors.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The refinery restarted in January 2021, but shut down again in May 2021 due to unsafe emissions. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cruzan_Rum_Destillery_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Cruzan_Rum_Destillery_%281%29.jpg/220px-Cruzan_Rum_Destillery_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Cruzan_Rum_Destillery_%281%29.jpg/330px-Cruzan_Rum_Destillery_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Cruzan_Rum_Destillery_%281%29.jpg/440px-Cruzan_Rum_Destillery_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2728" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Cruzan Rum Distillery</figcaption></figure> <p>St. Croix is also home to the <a href="/wiki/Cruzan_Rum_Distillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Cruzan Rum Distillery">Cruzan Rum Distillery</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> makers of <a href="/wiki/Cruzan_Rum" title="Cruzan Rum">Cruzan Rum</a>, a brand of Beam Suntory, Inc. The Cruzan Rum Distillery was founded in 1760 as <a href="/wiki/Estate_Diamond" class="mw-redirect" title="Estate Diamond">Estate Diamond</a>, and for many years used locally grown sugar cane to produce a single "dark"-style <a href="/wiki/Rum" title="Rum">rum</a>. It now imports sugar cane molasses from other countries in the region, primarily the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a> and South America. In recent years, Cruzan Rum, along with <a href="/wiki/Bacardi" title="Bacardi">Bacardi</a> from <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gosling%27s_Rum" class="mw-redirect" title="Gosling's Rum">Gosling's</a> from <a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a>, has contributed to the resurgence of "single-barrel", super-premium rum. Cruzan Estate Rums has won more than 30 Spirit Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cruzan Estate Diamond Rum (aged five years in American oak barrels) and Cruzan Single Barrel Estate Rum (aged 12 years in American oak barrels) are two examples. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Diageo" title="Diageo">Diageo</a> has completed construction of a new distillery on a 26-acre industrial site next to the HOVENSA Refinery. The new distillery produces <a href="/wiki/Captain_Morgan" title="Captain Morgan">Captain Morgan</a> Rum.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Diageo's entrance into the U.S. Virgin Islands rum industry has been controversial. The cash-strapped U.S. Virgin Islands government secured $250 million in bonds for the plant, about which the Puerto Rican government has bitterly complained. </p><p>In 2023-24, the cruise ship port at Frederiksted received 3-8 ships per month.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Virgin_Islands_highways#Highways_on_St._Croix" title="List of United States Virgin Islands highways">List of United States Virgin Islands highways § Highways on St. Croix</a></div> <p>Cars on the island are driven on the <a href="/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic" title="Left- and right-hand traffic">left side of the road</a>, but nearly all of them are left-hand drive. This has proven difficult for new residents and visitors from right-hand traffic locales such as the mainland U.S., the <a href="/wiki/French_West_Indies" title="French West Indies">French</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dutch_West_Indies" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch West Indies">Dutch West Indies</a>, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Roads have numerous potholes. </p><p>The Virgin Islands Department of Public Works operates a public bus service, Virgin Islands Transit, or VITRAN. </p><p>In addition to taxis and buses, St. Croix has <a href="/wiki/Shared_taxi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shared taxi">shared taxis</a>, locally known as "taxi buses" (also found on the other U.S. Virgin Islands). Taxi buses are full-sized vans running from Frederiksted to Christiansted. They are privately owned and operated; they do not follow a regular schedule and have no set stops. People simply wait by the side of the road until a taxi bus approaches, then flag the driver down by waving. Passengers can get out anywhere along the route. Taxi buses are not metered and are required by law to charge a flat rate of $2.50, regardless of where a rider gets on and off. Taxis to specific locations are much more expensive and are typically used by tourists. </p><p>Ferry service to St. Thomas restarted in 2017. The QE IV Ferry makes one trip per day departing from Gallows Bay, Christiansted, to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. The journey takes 2.5 hours and costs $60. The QE IV Ferry does not run during hazardous weather conditions. Some ferry companies based in St. Thomas and St. John sometimes operate St. Croix-to-St. Thomas service for special occasions, such as the St. Croix Agricultural Fair in February, Virgin Islands Carnival, Crucian Christmas Carnival, and horse races. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Henry_E._Rohlsen_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport">Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport</a> serves St. Croix with regular flights from the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Caribbean" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Caribbean">Eastern Caribbean</a>. Seaplanes, operated by <a href="/wiki/Seaborne_Airlines" title="Seaborne Airlines">Seaborne Airlines</a>, fly from St. Croix to St. Thomas, departing and arriving in Christiansted Harbor. </p><p>Though St. Croix is a U.S. territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands are maintained as a <a href="/wiki/Free_port" class="mw-redirect" title="Free port">free port</a> in a separate customs zone. Therefore, travelers to and from the contiguous U.S. and Puerto Rico must clear U.S. customs but do not need to present a passport, only proof of U.S. citizenship or nationality. The immigration status of non-U.S. citizens may be verified during this process. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/St._Croix_School_District" title="St. Croix School District">St. Croix School District</a> operates a number of public schools in St. Croix.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also multiple private schools, including St. Croix Montessori, Star Apple Montessori School, The <a href="/wiki/Good_Hope_Country_Day_School" title="Good Hope Country Day School">Good Hope Country Day School</a>, AZ Academy, St. Mary's Catholic School, Free Will Baptist, St. Croix SDA School, and The Manor School. The island's only colleges are the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="University of the Virgin Islands">University of the Virgin Islands</a>, St. Croix campus and <a href="/wiki/Barry_University" title="Barry University">Barry University</a>, which operates a physician assistant training program. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Culture of the Virgin Islands">Culture of the Virgin Islands</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals">Festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island's largest festival, Crucian Christmas Carnival, is celebrated on St. Croix throughout late December and early January. Another significant festival is the Agricultural and Food Fair, held in mid-February. </p><p>Several times a year, there is a nighttime festival in <a href="/wiki/Christiansted" class="mw-redirect" title="Christiansted">Christiansted</a> called "Jump-Up" and a monthly event called "Sunset Jazz" in <a href="/wiki/Frederiksted" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederiksted">Frederiksted</a>, where local jazz musicians play on Frederiksted Beach. Every year on the Saturday before Mardi Gras, there is a local Mardi Croix parade and a dog parade through the North Shore. </p><p>The St. Croix Half Ironman Triathlon is held in the first week of May.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It includes a 1.2-mile (1.9 km) swim, a 56-mile (90 km) bike ride, and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km) run. Because the bicycle route includes a ride up an extremely steep hill known as "The Beast", this triathlon is often nicknamed "Beauty and the Beast". </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A costumed carnival dancer"><img alt="A costumed carnival dancer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer.jpg/240px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer.jpg/360px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer.jpg/480px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> A costumed carnival dancer</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Parade of costumed carnival dancers"><img alt="Parade of costumed carnival dancers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer2.jpg/240px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer2.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer2.jpg/360px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer2.jpg/480px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Parade of costumed carnival dancers</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 92px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 90px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A costumed carnival dancer"><img alt="A costumed carnival dancer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer3.jpg/135px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer3.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer3.jpg/202px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer3.jpg/270px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> A costumed carnival dancer</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer4.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A costumed carnival dancer"><img alt="A costumed carnival dancer" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer4.jpg/240px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer4.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer4.jpg/360px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer4.jpg/480px-Saint_Croix_carnival_dancer4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> A costumed carnival dancer</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mochajombies.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Moko jumbie"><img alt="A Moko jumbie" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Mochajombies.jpg/240px-Mochajombies.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Mochajombies.jpg/360px-Mochajombies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Mochajombies.jpg/480px-Mochajombies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> A <a href="/wiki/Moko_jumbie" class="mw-redirect" title="Moko jumbie">Moko jumbie</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Points_of_interest">Points of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Points of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_7.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_7.JPG/220px-Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_7.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_7.JPG/330px-Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_7.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_7.JPG/440px-Saint_Croix_2012_Wade_7.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fort_Frederik" title="Fort Frederik">Fort Frederik</a> in Frederiksted</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Frederiksted,_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands">Frederiksted</a> maintains its <a href="/wiki/Victorian_era" title="Victorian era">Victorian era</a> architecture and original seven-street-by-seven-street design, and has several historic structures. Among them are St. Patrick's Catholic Church, built in the 1840s, and its primary school, the Customs House; the 19th-century Apothecary; and many other buildings, some of which hurricanes have transformed into scenic ruins. Frederiksted operates at a more relaxed pace than most of the island, and is more lively during <a href="/wiki/Carnival" title="Carnival">Carnival</a> in January and whenever visiting cruise ships are in port. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Salt_River_Bay_National_Historical_Park_and_Ecological_Preserve" title="Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve">Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve</a> contains the only known site where members of a Columbus expedition set foot on what is now U.S. territory. It also preserves upland watersheds, mangrove forests, and estuarine and marine environments that support threatened and endangered species. The site is marked by Fort Salé, an earthworks fortification from French occupation, dating to around 1617. The park preserves prehistoric and colonial-era archeological sites, including the Caribbean's only extant ball court. This is one of two sites on the island for <a href="/wiki/Bioluminescent" class="mw-redirect" title="Bioluminescent">bioluminescent</a> bays (the other being Altona Lagoon). </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Farmers_Market_St._Croix.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Farmers Market St. Croix" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Farmers_Market_St._Croix.jpg/145px-Farmers_Market_St._Croix.jpg" decoding="async" width="145" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Farmers_Market_St._Croix.jpg/218px-Farmers_Market_St._Croix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Farmers_Market_St._Croix.jpg/291px-Farmers_Market_St._Croix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2049" /></a><figcaption>Farmers Market St. Croix</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Fort_Christiansv%C3%A6rn" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Christiansværn">Fort Christiansværn</a>, built in 1749, and other buildings are maintained by the <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Christiansted_National_Historic_Site" title="Christiansted National Historic Site">Christiansted National Historic Site</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Buck_Island_Reef_National_Monument" title="Buck Island Reef National Monument">Buck Island Reef National Monument</a> preserves a 176 acres (71 ha) island just north of St. Croix and the surrounding reefs. It is a popular destination for snorkelers. Buck Island maintains a U.S. Coast Guard weather station and is home to a student-monitored lemon shark breeding ground. Green Cay (pronounced green key) is a small island southwest of Buck Island managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It hosts a nearby reef popular among scuba divers and snorkelers, Tamarind Reef. </p><p>The farmer's market (1 Estate, Kingshill, 00850, St. Croix) offers local fruit and vegetables, as well as plants, local food, and juice. The outdoor vendors open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., sometimes longer. The farmer's market is open year-round. </p><p>The <b>St. Croix <a href="/wiki/National_Heritage_Area" title="National Heritage Area">National Heritage Area</a></b> was established by the National Heritage Area Act in 2022<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to help preserve and promote historic and cultural sites across the island.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scuba_diving,_snorkeling,_and_watersports"><span id="Scuba_diving.2C_snorkeling.2C_and_watersports"></span>Scuba diving, snorkeling, and watersports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Scuba diving, snorkeling, and watersports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Discover_Scuba_Diving_--_St._Croix,_US_Virgin_Islands.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Discover_Scuba_Diving_--_St._Croix%2C_US_Virgin_Islands.jpg/220px-Discover_Scuba_Diving_--_St._Croix%2C_US_Virgin_Islands.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Discover_Scuba_Diving_--_St._Croix%2C_US_Virgin_Islands.jpg/330px-Discover_Scuba_Diving_--_St._Croix%2C_US_Virgin_Islands.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Discover_Scuba_Diving_--_St._Croix%2C_US_Virgin_Islands.jpg/440px-Discover_Scuba_Diving_--_St._Croix%2C_US_Virgin_Islands.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1198" data-file-height="718" /></a><figcaption>Scuba diving in St. Croix</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seahorse,_St._Croix,_Virgin_Islands.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Seahorse%2C_St._Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands.jpg/170px-Seahorse%2C_St._Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Seahorse%2C_St._Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands.jpg/255px-Seahorse%2C_St._Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Seahorse%2C_St._Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands.jpg/340px-Seahorse%2C_St._Croix%2C_Virgin_Islands.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Seahorse at the pier in Frederiksted</figcaption></figure> <p>The waters surrounding St. Croix are warm year-round, with temperatures ranging from 25 °C (77 °F) – 30 °C (86 °F), making it a popular destination for watersports including scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, paddleboarding, surfing, kite surfing, parasailing, jet skiing, fishing, and sailing. Two of the island's most popular underwater sites for scuba divers are the <a href="/wiki/Frederiksted_Pier" title="Frederiksted Pier">Frederiksted Pier</a> and the drop-off into deep water at <a href="/wiki/Salt_River_Bay_National_Historical_Park_and_Ecological_Preserve" title="Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve">Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Frederiksted,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" title="Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands">Frederiksted</a> is known for reef diving and access to wreck diving. The island's western side has calm waters that allow snorkeling with access from the beach. Paddleboarding is popular near Frederiksted for the same reason. The Frederiksted Pier attracts scuba divers and snorkelers, as well as those who simply jump off it.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shallow water and sandy bottom around the pier are ideal for <a href="/wiki/Recreational_diving" title="Recreational diving">recreational diving</a> by novice scuba divers in <a href="/wiki/PADI_Discover_Scuba_Diving" class="mw-redirect" title="PADI Discover Scuba Diving">PADI Discover Scuba Diving</a> programs (also called resort diving), for extended shore diving, <a href="/wiki/Night_diving" title="Night diving">night diving</a>, and for <a href="/wiki/Underwater_photography" title="Underwater photography">underwater photography</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-LarsenO'Keefe1991_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarsenO'Keefe1991-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> especially of its abundant <a href="/wiki/Seahorse" title="Seahorse">seahorse</a> population.<sup id="cite_ref-google84_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google84-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A few hundred meters off the northern coast of the island, from Salt River to Cane Bay, the bottom drops suddenly into a deep trench, where coral reefs, abundant tropical fish, and migrant sea turtles may be observed. Kayaking is also popular in the Salt River. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Christiansted,_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands">Christiansted</a>, a short distance from Buck Island and Green Cay, is a former capital of the Danish West Indies. It lies just east of the northern underwater drop-off and is protected by a reef. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bioluminescent_bays">Bioluminescent bays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Bioluminescent bays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two <a href="/wiki/Bioluminescent" class="mw-redirect" title="Bioluminescent">bioluminescent</a> bays or bio bays on St. Croix. The most widely known and visited is at <a href="/wiki/Salt_River_Bay_National_Historical_Park_and_Ecological_Preserve" title="Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve">Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve</a>. The other is at Altona Lagoon. Bio bays are extremely rare; only seven year-round lagoons are known to exist in the Caribbean.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A combination of factors creates the necessary conditions for bioluminescence: <a href="/wiki/Rhizophora_mangle" title="Rhizophora mangle">red mangrove</a> trees surround the water (the organisms have been related to mangrove forest,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although mangrove is not necessarily associated with this species).<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A study at the Salt River bio bay is being conducted as of 2013<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> by faculty and students from the University of South Carolina, the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, and the University of the Virgin Islands. Their research focuses on analyzing quality and nutrient composition of the water, the distribution of a microorganism, the <a href="/wiki/Dinoflagellate" title="Dinoflagellate">dinoflagellate</a> <i>Pyrodinium bahamense</i>, that glows when the water is disturbed, and the abundance of "cysts", dormant dinoflagellates embedded in the sea floor. </p><p>A concurrent complementary study is being undertaken by the St. Croix Environmental Association in conjunction with Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It focuses on counting the photon density of the phenomenon over time and in various weather conditions. Water quality and taxonomic analysis from both studies will be shared and correlated to create one of the most thorough investigations of year-round bioluminescent bays to date. </p><p>St. Croix's two bio bays have very different characteristics. The one at Altona Lagoon is large but shallow, allowing one to see various marine life swimming and agitating the water, lighting it up. The bio bay at Salt River is smaller but deeper than Altona Lagoon. Because of its depth, it is also home to a second form of bioluminescence, <a href="/wiki/Ctenophora" title="Ctenophora">Ctenophora</a>, or comb-jellies, that are not found at Altona Lagoon. </p><p>A third bioluminescent organism is also found in Salt River. A species of marine <a href="/wiki/Odontosyllis_enopla" title="Odontosyllis enopla"><i>Odontosyllis</i></a> fireworm performs its brilliant green mating ritual within 57 hours after the full moon, females rising to the surface and leaving a luminescent green puddle for the males to race through, fertilizing the eggs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protected_areas">Protected areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Island_Reef_National_Monument" title="Buck Island Reef National Monument">Buck Island Reef National Monument</a>, managed by the National Park Service (a federal agency)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christiansted_National_Historic_Site" title="Christiansted National Historic Site">Christiansted National Historic Site</a>, managed by the National Park Service (a federal agency)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Cay_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge">Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge</a>, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (a federal agency)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt_River_Bay_National_Historical_Park_and_Ecological_Preserve" title="Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve">Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve</a>, co-managed by the Territory of the Virgin Islands and the National Park Service (a federal agency)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Point_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge">Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge</a>, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (a federal agency)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Udall_(U.S._Virgin_Islands)" title="Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands)">Point Udall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Croix_East_End_Marine_Park" title="St Croix East End Marine Park">St. Croix East End Marine Park</a>: managed by the Government of the Virgin Islands through the Department of Planning and Natural Resources' Division of Coastal Zone Management</li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christiansted,_US_Virgin_Islands,_from_Recovery_Hill.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Christiansted, looking north."><img alt="Christiansted, looking north." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Christiansted%2C_US_Virgin_Islands%2C_from_Recovery_Hill.jpg/240px-Christiansted%2C_US_Virgin_Islands%2C_from_Recovery_Hill.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Christiansted%2C_US_Virgin_Islands%2C_from_Recovery_Hill.jpg/360px-Christiansted%2C_US_Virgin_Islands%2C_from_Recovery_Hill.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Downtown_and_harbor%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg/406px-Downtown_and_harbor%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Downtown_and_harbor%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg/542px-Downtown_and_harbor%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Downtown Christiansted and harbor</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Danish_Customs_House,_Christianted,_St._Croix.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Old Danish Customs House, Christiansted"><img alt="Old Danish Customs House, Christiansted" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Danish_Customs_House%2C_Christianted%2C_St._Croix.jpg/271px-Danish_Customs_House%2C_Christianted%2C_St._Croix.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Danish_Customs_House%2C_Christianted%2C_St._Croix.jpg/406px-Danish_Customs_House%2C_Christianted%2C_St._Croix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Danish_Customs_House%2C_Christianted%2C_St._Croix.jpg/542px-Danish_Customs_House%2C_Christianted%2C_St._Croix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Old Danish Customs House, Christiansted</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 192.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-01-27_Grapetree_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="East End"><img alt="East End" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/2008-01-27_Grapetree_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/286px-2008-01-27_Grapetree_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg" decoding="async" width="191" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/2008-01-27_Grapetree_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/428px-2008-01-27_Grapetree_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/2008-01-27_Grapetree_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/571px-2008-01-27_Grapetree_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2586" data-file-height="1632" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">East End</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 204px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 202px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-01-28_Tague_Bay_St._Croix.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="East End"><img alt="East End" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2008-01-28_Tague_Bay_St._Croix.jpg/303px-2008-01-28_Tague_Bay_St._Croix.jpg" decoding="async" width="202" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2008-01-28_Tague_Bay_St._Croix.jpg/454px-2008-01-28_Tague_Bay_St._Croix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2008-01-28_Tague_Bay_St._Croix.jpg/605px-2008-01-28_Tague_Bay_St._Croix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1542" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">East End</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-01-27_Teague_Bay_Beach_St._Croix_USVI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Teague Bay Beach"><img alt="Teague Bay Beach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/2008-01-27_Teague_Bay_Beach_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/240px-2008-01-27_Teague_Bay_Beach_St._Croix_USVI.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/2008-01-27_Teague_Bay_Beach_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/360px-2008-01-27_Teague_Bay_Beach_St._Croix_USVI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/2008-01-27_Teague_Bay_Beach_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/480px-2008-01-27_Teague_Bay_Beach_St._Croix_USVI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Teague Bay Beach</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 183.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-03-30_Canegarden_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Canegarden Bay Beach"><img alt="Canegarden Bay Beach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/2008-03-30_Canegarden_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/275px-2008-03-30_Canegarden_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg" decoding="async" width="184" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/2008-03-30_Canegarden_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/412px-2008-03-30_Canegarden_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/2008-03-30_Canegarden_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/550px-2008-03-30_Canegarden_Bay_St._Croix_USVI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2559" data-file-height="1677" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Canegarden Bay Beach</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 183.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 181.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-07-17_St._George_Village_Botanical_Gardens_St._Croix_USVI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="St. George Village Botanical Gardens"><img alt="St. George Village Botanical Gardens" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/2008-07-17_St._George_Village_Botanical_Gardens_St._Croix_USVI.jpg/272px-2008-07-17_St._George_Village_Botanical_Gardens_St._Croix_USVI.jpg" decoding="async" 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Canebay1.jpg/360px-Canebay1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Canebay1.jpg/480px-Canebay1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Scuba diver and sponges, Cane Bay wall</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canebay2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Scuba diver and sponges, Cane Bay wall"><img alt="Scuba diver and sponges, Cane Bay wall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Canebay2.jpg/240px-Canebay2.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Canebay2.jpg/360px-Canebay2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Canebay2.jpg/480px-Canebay2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Scuba diver and sponges, Cane Bay wall</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Leidesdorff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/William_Leidesdorff.jpg/140px-William_Leidesdorff.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/William_Leidesdorff.jpg/210px-William_Leidesdorff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/William_Leidesdorff.jpg/280px-William_Leidesdorff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2508" data-file-height="3753" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/William_Leidesdorff" title="William Leidesdorff">William Leidesdorff</a>, 1845</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Historical_marker_for_Alexander_Hamilton,_Christiansted,_St._Croix.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Historical_marker_for_Alexander_Hamilton%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg/140px-Historical_marker_for_Alexander_Hamilton%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Historical_marker_for_Alexander_Hamilton%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg/210px-Historical_marker_for_Alexander_Hamilton%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Historical_marker_for_Alexander_Hamilton%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg/280px-Historical_marker_for_Alexander_Hamilton%2C_Christiansted%2C_St._Croix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2988" data-file-height="5312" /></a><figcaption>Historical marker commemorating <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton" title="Alexander Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RoyInnisCirca1970.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/RoyInnisCirca1970.jpg/140px-RoyInnisCirca1970.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/RoyInnisCirca1970.jpg/210px-RoyInnisCirca1970.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/RoyInnisCirca1970.jpg/280px-RoyInnisCirca1970.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2228" data-file-height="2873" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Roy_Innis" title="Roy Innis">Roy Innis</a>, ca.1970</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dezarie_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dezarie_cropped.jpg/140px-Dezarie_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dezarie_cropped.jpg/210px-Dezarie_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Dezarie_cropped.jpg/280px-Dezarie_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1407" data-file-height="2121" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dezarie" title="Dezarie">Dezarie</a>, 2010</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Markoe" title="Abraham Markoe">Abraham Markoe</a> (1727–1806), businessman, landowner and planter; later an American revolutionary figure</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Bourke_(1761%E2%80%931821)" title="Edmund Bourke (1761–1821)">Edmund Bourke</a> (1761-1821), Danish diplomat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Hartman_Markoe_Bache" title="Margaret Hartman Markoe Bache">Margaret Hartman Markoe Bache</a> (1770–1836), an American printer and editor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hans_Jonatan" title="Hans Jonatan">Hans Jonatan</a> (1784–1827), possibly the first person of color to live in Iceland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Leidesdorff" title="William Leidesdorff">William Leidesdorff</a> (1810–1848), entrepreneur, one of the founders of San Francisco.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judah_P._Benjamin" title="Judah P. Benjamin">Judah P. Benjamin</a> (1811–1884), American and Confederate politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casper_Holstein" title="Casper Holstein">Casper Holstein</a> (1876–1944), New York mobster during the <a href="/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance" title="Harlem Renaissance">Harlem Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Monolulu" title="Prince Monolulu">Prince Monolulu</a> (1881–1965), real name <i>Peter Carl Mackay</i>, a horse-racing tipster</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rea_Irvin" title="Rea Irvin">Rea Irvin</a> (1881–1972), American illustrator, art director on <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">The New Yorker</a></i> magazine, died in Saint Croix</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_S._Whitehead" title="Henry S. Whitehead">Henry S. Whitehead</a> (1882–1932), American author of horror fiction and fantasy; Archdeacon in St Croix from 1921 to 1929.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Harrison" title="Hubert Harrison">Hubert Harrison</a> (1883–1927), <a href="/wiki/Harlem" title="Harlem">Harlem</a> activist and intellectual, known as <i>"The Father of Harlem Radicalism"</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Hamilton_Jackson" title="D. Hamilton Jackson">D. Hamilton Jackson</a> (1884–1946), a labour rights advocate and he lobbied leaders in Denmark</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Crosswaith" title="Frank Crosswaith">Frank Crosswaith</a> (1892–1965), socialist politician and trade union organizer in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Hawes" title="Elizabeth Hawes">Elizabeth Hawes</a> (1903–1971), clothing designer, author and social critic, who wrote about her life in St. Croix titled <i>But Say It Politely</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Benjamin" title="Bennie Benjamin">Bennie Benjamin</a> (1907–1989), musician, songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annie_de_Chabert" title="Annie de Chabert">Annie de Chabert</a> (1908–1976), political figure, entrepreneur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hamilton" title="Jimmy Hamilton">Jimmy Hamilton</a> (1917–1994), American jazz musician, died in Saint Croix</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audre_Lorde" title="Audre Lorde">Audre Lorde</a> (1934–1992), American poet and <a href="/wiki/Feminist" class="mw-redirect" title="Feminist">feminist</a>, died in Saint Croix</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Innis" title="Roy Innis">Roy Innis</a> (1934–2017), civil rights advocate, chairman, <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Racial_Equality" title="Congress of Racial Equality">Congress of Racial Equality</a> (CORE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_R._Highfield" title="Arnold R. Highfield">Arnold R. Highfield</a> (1940-2019), historian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Mosler" title="Warren Mosler">Warren Mosler</a> (born 1949), American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur and economist; moved to St Croix in 2010</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erika_J._Waters" title="Erika J. Waters">Erika J. Waters</a> (born ca.1950), academic and critic; moved to St Croix in early 1970's</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Gantos" title="Jack Gantos">Jack Gantos</a> (born 1951), author (mentioned in <i>Hole in My Life</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_J._D%27Eramo" title="Francis J. D'Eramo">Francis J. D'Eramo</a> (born 1959), Judge at the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands_Superior_Court" title="United States Virgin Islands Superior Court">United States Virgin Islands Superior Court</a> of <a href="/wiki/St._Croix" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Croix">St. Croix</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannibal_Ware" title="Hannibal Ware">Hannibal Ware</a> (born ca.1970), Inspector General of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Small_Business_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Small Business Administration">U.S. Small Business Administration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Yard" title="Mike Yard">Mike Yard</a> (born ca.1970), contributor on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nightly_Show_with_Larry_Wilmore" title="The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore">The Nightly Show</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasmin_St._Claire" title="Jasmin St. Claire">Jasmin St. Claire</a> (born 1972), an American former pornographic actress and wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Apostle" title="De Apostle">De Apostle</a> (born ca.1978), reggae singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dezarie" title="Dezarie">Dezarie</a> (born ca.1980), reggae singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midnite_(band)" title="Midnite (band)">Midnite</a>, (active 1989–2015) roots reggae band</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ray_Seales_1973.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ray_Seales_1973.jpg/140px-Ray_Seales_1973.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ray_Seales_1973.jpg/210px-Ray_Seales_1973.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ray_Seales_1973.jpg/280px-Ray_Seales_1973.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="846" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Ray_Seales" title="Sugar Ray Seales">Sugar Ray Seales</a>, 1973</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Jackson_(boxer)" title="Peter Jackson (boxer)">Peter Jackson</a> (1861–1901), 19th-century Australian boxing champion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmo_Plaskett" title="Elmo Plaskett">Elmo Plaskett</a> (1938–1998), baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Clarke" title="Horace Clarke">Horace Clarke</a> (1939–2020), professional baseball player, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Walt Frazier</a> (born 1945), former professional <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Ray_Seales" title="Sugar Ray Seales">Sugar Ray Seales</a> (born 1952), boxer, gold medallist at the <a href="/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics" title="1972 Summer Olympics">1972 Summer Olympics</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livingstone_Bramble" title="Livingstone Bramble">Livingstone Bramble</a> (born 1960), boxer, born in Montserrat, raised on St. Croix</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_Coryatt" title="Quentin Coryatt">Quentin Coryatt</a> (born 1970), professional <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> player, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midre_Cummings" title="Midre Cummings">Midre Cummings</a> (born 1971), Major League Baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Aska" title="Joe Aska">Joe Aska</a> (born 1972), former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Wadsworth" title="Andre Wadsworth">Andre Wadsworth</a> (born 1974), professional <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> player, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Bell" title="Raja Bell">Raja Bell</a> (born 1976), professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> (born 1976), former professional <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player <sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanik_Milligan" title="Hanik Milligan">Hanik Milligan</a> (born 1979), former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Halim" title="Muhammad Halim">Muhammad Halim</a> (born 1986), Olympic triple jumper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linval_Joseph" title="Linval Joseph">Linval Joseph</a> (born 1988), professional <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> player, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cory_Bishop" title="Cory Bishop">Cory Bishop</a> (born ca.1990), U.S. Virgin Islands soccer player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Visitors">Visitors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Visitors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton" title="Alexander Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a> (ca.1756–1804), American statesman, first United States <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of the Treasury">Secretary of the Treasury</a>, born on <a href="/wiki/Nevis" title="Nevis">Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georg_Carstensen" title="Georg Carstensen">Georg Carstensen</a> (1812–1857), Danish engineer founder of <a href="/wiki/Tivoli_Gardens" title="Tivoli Gardens">Tivoli Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regine_Olsen" title="Regine Olsen">Regine Olsen</a> (1822–1904), former fiancée of <a href="/wiki/Soren_Kierkeegard" class="mw-redirect" title="Soren Kierkeegard">Soren Kierkeegard</a>; her husband <a href="/wiki/Johan_Frederik_Schlegel" title="Johan Frederik Schlegel">Johan Frederik Schlegel</a> was the island's governor from 1855 to 1860</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Borge" title="Victor Borge">Victor Borge</a> (1909–2000), Danish pianist and comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_O%27Hara" title="Maureen O'Hara">Maureen O'Hara</a> (1920–2015), actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Cooper_Newick" title="Richard Cooper Newick">Richard Cooper Newick</a> (1926–2013), boat builder and designer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Simpson_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Simpson (sportscaster)">Jim Simpson</a> (1927–2016), Hall of Fame <a href="/wiki/Sportscaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Sportscaster">sportscaster</a>; retired to St. Croix</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Stanford" title="Allen Stanford">Allen Stanford</a> (born 1950), financier convicted of fraud</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1878_St._Croix_Labor_Riots" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 St. Croix Labor Riots">1878 St. Croix Labor Riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Culture of the Virgin Islands">Culture of the Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Music of the Virgin Islands">Music of the Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Village_Botanical_Garden" title="St. George Village Botanical Garden">St. George Village Botanical Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_patch_reefs" title="Virgin Islands patch reefs">Virgin Islands patch reefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSVI" title="WSVI">WSVI</a>, ABC TV station</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTJX-TV" title="WTJX-TV">WTJX-TV</a>, Virgin Island Public Television</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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Other reliable sources report different figures. The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Saint-Croix">article at the on-line edition of the <i>Encyclopedia Britannica</i></a> reports the area as 84 square miles. The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://islands.unep.ch/IWY.htm#415">Virgin Islands (United States) page</a> at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Environment_Programme" title="United Nations Environment Programme">United Nations Environment Programme</a>'s Island Directory gives the area as 214.4 square kilometers, equivalent to 82.8 square miles. And although the U.S. Census Bureau does not report the areas of geographic entities, it does report their population densities (equal to the total population divided by the area). In the 2010 census, the population was reported as 50,601 (Table P1, "Total Population") and the population density was reported as 607.3 per square mile (Table P40, "Population Density"). Together, these figures imply an area of 83.3 square miles.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Croix&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-us-virgin-islands.html">"2020 Island Areas Censuses: U.S. Virgin Islands"</a>. <i>US Census Bureau</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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4em"><a href="/wiki/National_Heritage_Area" title="National Heritage Area">National Heritage Areas</a> of the United States</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln_National_Heritage_Area" title="Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area">Abraham Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Black_Belt_National_Heritage_Area" title="Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area">Alabama Black Belt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arabia_Mountain_National_Heritage_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area">Arabia Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atchafalaya_National_Heritage_Area" title="Atchafalaya National Heritage Area">Atchafalaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusta_Canal_National_Heritage_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Augusta Canal National Heritage Area">Augusta Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Aviation_Heritage_Area" title="National Aviation Heritage Area">Aviation Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_National_Heritage_Area" title="Baltimore National Heritage Area">Baltimore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River_Valley_National_Heritage_Corridor" title="Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor">Blackstone River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Metropolis%E2%80%93Bronzeville_District" title="Black Metropolis–Bronzeville District">Bronzeville – Black Metropolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cache_La_Poudre_River_Corridor_National_Heritage_Area" title="Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area">Cache La Poudre Corridor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cane_River_National_Heritage_Area" title="Cane River National Heritage Area">Cane River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champlain_Valley_National_Heritage_Area" title="Champlain Valley National Heritage Area">Champlain Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Coal_Heritage_Area" title="National Coal Heritage Area">Coal Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossroads_of_the_American_Revolution_National_Heritage_Area" title="Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area">Crossroads of the American Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_and_Lehigh_National_Heritage_Corridor" title="Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor">Delaware and Lehigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downeast_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="Downeast Maine">Downeast Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie_Canalway_National_Heritage_Corridor" title="Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor">Erie Canalway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_National_Heritage_Area" title="Essex National Heritage Area">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom%27s_Frontier_National_Heritage_Area" title="Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area">Freedom's Frontier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom%27s_Way_National_Heritage_Area" title="Freedom's Way National Heritage Area">Freedom's Way</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Basin_National_Heritage_Area" title="Great Basin National Heritage Area">Great Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gullah/Geechee_Cultural_Heritage_Corridor" class="mw-redirect" title="Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor">Gullah/Geechee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_River_Valley_National_Heritage_Area" title="Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area">Hudson River Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_and_Michigan_Canal" title="Illinois and Michigan Canal">llinois & Michigan Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Journey_Through_Hallowed_Ground_National_Heritage_Area" title="Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area">Journey Through Hallowed Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenai_Mountains_-_Turnagain_Arm_National_Heritage_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenai Mountains - Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area">Kenai Mountains - Turnagain Arm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_Heritage_Valley_National_and_State_Heritage_Area" title="Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area">Lackawanna Heritage Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Washington_National_Heritage_Area" title="Maritime Washington National Heritage Area">Maritime Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Delta_National_Heritage_Area" title="Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area">Mississippi Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Gulf_Coast_National_Heritage_Area" title="Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area">Mississippi Gulf Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Hills_National_Heritage_Area" title="Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area">Mississippi Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Pioneer_National_Heritage_Area" title="Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area">Mormon Pioneer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MotorCities_National_Heritage_Area" title="MotorCities National Heritage Area">MotorCities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountains_to_Sound_Greenway" title="Mountains to Sound Greenway">Mountains to Sound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muscle_Shoals_National_Heritage_Area" title="Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area">Muscle Shoals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_National_Heritage_Area" title="Niagara Falls National Heritage Area">Niagara Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Neck" title="Northern Neck">Northern Neck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Plains_National_Heritage_Area" title="Northern Plains National Heritage Area">Northern Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Rio_Grande_National_Heritage_Area" title="Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area">Northern Rio Grande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_%26_Erie_Canalway_National_Heritage_Area" title="Ohio & Erie Canalway National Heritage Area">Ohio & Erie Canalway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_Region_National_Heritage_Area" title="Oil Region National Heritage Area">Oil Region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Path_of_Progress_National_Heritage_Tour_Route" title="Path of Progress National Heritage Tour Route">Path of Progress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinebaug_and_Shetucket_Rivers_Valley_National_Heritage_Corridor" class="mw-redirect" title="Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor">Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rivers_of_Steel_National_Heritage_Area" title="Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area">Rivers of Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sangre_de_Cristo_National_Heritage_Area" title="Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area">Sangre de Cristo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Valley_National_Heritage_Area" title="Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area">Santa Cruz Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schuylkill_River_National_and_State_Heritage_Area" title="Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area">Schuylkill River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_Valley_Battlefields_National_Historic_District" title="Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District">Shenandoah Valley Battlefields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silos_%26_Smokestacks_National_Heritage_Area" title="Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area">Silos & Smokestacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_National_Heritage_Corridor" title="South Carolina National Heritage Corridor">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Park_National_Heritage_Area" title="South Park National Heritage Area">South Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_theater_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War" title="Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War">Southern Campaign of the Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Maryland" title="Southern Maryland">Southern Maryland</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">St. Croix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susquehanna_National_Heritage_Area" title="Susquehanna National Heritage Area">Susquehanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Civil_War_National_Heritage_Area" title="Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area">Tennessee Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Housatonic_Valley_National_Heritage_Area" title="Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area">Upper Housatonic Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeling_National_Heritage_Area" title="Wheeling National Heritage Area">Wheeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuma_Crossing_National_Heritage_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area">Yuma Crossing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Europe" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Europe</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia" title="Akrotiri and Dhekelia">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a></b> since 1960 (before as part of <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Corsican_Kingdom" title="Anglo-Corsican Kingdom">Corsica</a> 1794–1796</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/British_Cyprus" title="British Cyprus">Cyprus</a> 1878–1960</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></b> since 1713</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heligoland" title="Heligoland">Heligoland</a> 1807–1890</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_of_the_Ionian_Islands" title="United States of the Ionian Islands">Ionian Islands</a> 1809–1864</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ireland" title="Kingdom of Ireland">Ireland</a> 1542–1800 <span style="font-size:85%;">(integrated into the UK)</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Free_State" title="Irish Free State">Free State</a> 1921–1931</li></ul></li> <li><sup>†</sup>Malta <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malta_Protectorate" title="Malta Protectorate">Protectorate</a> 1800–1813</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Colony_of_Malta" title="Crown Colony of Malta">Colony</a> 1813–1964</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menorca" title="Menorca">Minorca</a> 1708–1757, 1763–1782 and 1798–1802</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Africa" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Africa</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ascension_Island" title="Ascension Island">Ascension Island</a></b><sup>23</sup> since 1815</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basutoland" title="Basutoland">Basutoland</a> (<sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Lesotho" title="Lesotho">Lesotho</a>) 1868–1966</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bechuanaland_Protectorate" title="Bechuanaland Protectorate">Bechuanaland</a> (<sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>) 1884–1966</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Cameroons" title="British Cameroons">Cameroons</a><sup>13</sup> 1919–1961</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Colony" title="Cape Colony">Cape Colony</a> 1795–1803</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Colony" title="Cape Colony">Cape of Good Hope</a> 1806–1910</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Central_Africa_Protectorate" title="British Central Africa Protectorate">Central Africa</a> 1891–1907</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Africa_Protectorate" title="East Africa Protectorate">East Africa</a> 1895–1920</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Egypt" title="Sultanate of Egypt">Egypt</a> 1882–1922</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Gambia_Colony_and_Protectorate" title="Gambia Colony and Protectorate">The Gambia</a> 1816–1965</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_(British_colony)" title="Gold Coast (British colony)">Gold Coast</a> (<sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a>) 1874–1957</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Kenya_Colony" title="Kenya Colony">Kenya</a> 1920–1963</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lagos_Colony" title="Lagos Colony">Lagos</a> 1862–1906</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Madeira" title="History of Madeira">Madeira</a> 1807–1808</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/British_Mauritius" title="British Mauritius">Mauritius</a> 1810–1968</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Natal" title="Colony of Natal">Natal</a> 1856–1910</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niger_Coast_Protectorate" title="Niger Coast Protectorate">Niger Coast</a> 1884–1900</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Nigeria" title="Colonial Nigeria">Nigeria</a> 1914–1960</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate" title="Northern Nigeria Protectorate">Northern Nigeria</a> 1900–1914</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Rhodesia" title="Northern Rhodesia">Northern Rhodesia</a><sup>15</sup> 1924–1964</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyasaland" title="Nyasaland">Nyasaland</a> 1891–1964</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_River_Colony" title="Orange River Colony">Orange River</a> 1900–1910</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena" title="Saint Helena">Saint Helena</a></b><sup>23</sup> since 1658</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/History_of_Seychelles" title="History of Seychelles">Seychelles</a> 1903–1976</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Colony_and_Protectorate" title="Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate">Sierra Leone</a> 1792–1961</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Somaliland" title="British Somaliland">Somaliland</a> 1884–1960</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa" title="Union of South Africa">South Africa</a> 1910–1931</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South-West_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="South-West Africa">South-West Africa</a><sup>12</sup> 1915–1931</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Rhodesia" title="Southern Rhodesia">Southern Rhodesia</a><sup>14</sup> 1923–1965 and 1979–1980</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate" title="Southern Nigeria Protectorate">Southern Nigeria</a> 1900–1914</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/History_of_Swaziland" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Swaziland">Swaziland</a> 1893–1968</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Egyptian_Sudan" title="Anglo-Egyptian Sudan">Sudan</a> 1899–1956</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanganyika_Territory" title="Tanganyika Territory">Tanganyika</a><sup>13</sup> 1922–1961</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transvaal_Colony" title="Transvaal Colony">Transvaal</a> 1900–1910</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Tristan_da_Cunha" title="Tristan da Cunha">Tristan da Cunha</a></b><sup>23</sup> since 1816</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Uganda_Protectorate" class="mw-redirect" title="Uganda Protectorate">Uganda</a> 1890–1962</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a> 1890–1963</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zulu_Kingdom" title="Zulu Kingdom">Zululand</a> 1887–1897</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><sup>12</sup>Now <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><sup>13</sup><a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations_mandate" title="League of Nations mandate">League of Nations mandate</a>. British Cameroons is now part of <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a>, while Tanganyika is part of <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>.</li> <li><sup>14</sup><a href="/wiki/Responsible_government" title="Responsible government">Self-governing</a> Southern Rhodesia <a href="/wiki/Rhodesia%27s_Unilateral_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence">unilaterally declared independence</a> in 1965 (as <a href="/wiki/Rhodesia" title="Rhodesia">Rhodesia</a>) and continued as an <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_recognition" title="Diplomatic recognition">unrecognised</a> state until the 1979 <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_House_Agreement" title="Lancaster House Agreement">Lancaster House Agreement</a>. After recognised independence in 1980, Zimbabwe was a member of the Commonwealth until it withdrew in 2003.</li> <li><sup>15</sup>Now <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Asia" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Asia</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aden_Colony" title="Aden Colony">Aden Colony</a> 1839–1967</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War" title="First Anglo-Afghan War">Afghanistan</a> 1839–1842 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_influence_in_Afghanistan" title="European influence in Afghanistan">Protectorate</a> 1879–1919</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Bencoolen" title="British Bencoolen">Bencoolen</a> 1685–1824</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangka_Island" title="Bangka Island">Banka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Belitung" title="Belitung">Billiton</a> 1812–1824</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal</a> 1757–1947</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bhutan" title="History of Bhutan">Bhutan</a> (protectorate) 1907–1949</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Borneo" title="British Borneo">Borneo</a> 1874–1963</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="British Indian Ocean Territory">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></b> since 1965 (before as part of <a href="/wiki/Mauritius" title="Mauritius">Mauritius</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seychelles" title="Seychelles">Seychelles</a>)<sup>26</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_rule_in_Burma" title="British rule in Burma">Burma</a> 1824–1948</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Bruneian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruneian Empire">Brunei</a> 1888–1984</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/British_Ceylon" title="British Ceylon">Ceylon</a> 1795–1948</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/British_Cyprus" title="British Cyprus">Cyprus</a> 1878–1960</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Hong_Kong" title="British Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> 1841–1997</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">India</a><sup>18</sup> 1858–1947</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a> 1811–1816</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheikhdom_of_Kuwait" title="Sheikhdom of Kuwait">Kuwait</a> 1918–1961</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Colony_of_Labuan" title="Crown Colony of Labuan">Labuan</a> 1848–1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Malaya" title="British Malaya">Malaya</a> 1819–1826 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federated_Malay_States" title="Federated Malay States">Federated States</a> 1895–1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unfederated_Malay_States" title="Unfederated Malay States">Unfederated States</a> 1885–1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayan_Union" title="Malayan Union">Union</a> 1946–1948</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Malaya" title="Federation of Malaya">Federation</a> 1948–1957</li></ul></li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Independence_of_the_Maldives" title="Independence of the Maldives">Maldives</a> 1796–1965</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_occupation_of_Manila" title="British occupation of Manila">Manila and Cavite</a> 1762–1764</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandate_for_Mesopotamia" title="Mandate for Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a><sup>19</sup> 1920–1932</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muscat_and_Oman" title="Muscat and Oman">Muscat and Oman</a> 1891–1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Borneo" title="North Borneo">North Borneo</a> 1882–1963 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Colony_of_North_Borneo" title="Crown Colony of North Borneo">Crown Colony</a> 1946–1963</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padang" title="Padang">Padang</a> 1781–1784 and 1795–1819</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine" title="Mandatory Palestine">Palestine</a><sup>19</sup> 1923–1948</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Penang" title="History of Penang">Penang</a> 1786–1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%C3%B4n_S%C6%A1n_Island" title="Côn Sơn Island">Pulo Condore</a> 1702–1705</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_of_Sarawak" title="Raj of Sarawak">Sarawak</a> 1841–1946 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Colony_of_Sarawak" title="Crown Colony of Sarawak">Crown Colony</a> 1946–1963</li></ul></li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Singapore" title="Colony of Singapore">Singapore</a> 1946–1963</li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Vietnam_(1945%E2%80%931946)" title="War in Vietnam (1945–1946)">South Vietnam</a> 1945–1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements" title="Straits Settlements">Straits Settlements</a> 1826–1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirate_of_Transjordan" title="Emirate of Transjordan">Transjordan</a> 1921–1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trucial_States" title="Trucial States">Trucial States</a> 1892–1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weihaiwei_under_British_rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Weihaiwei under British rule">Weihai</a> 1898–1930</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><sup>18</sup>Now <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> and <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><sup>19</sup><a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations_mandate" title="League of Nations mandate">League of Nations mandate</a>. Iraq's mandate was not enacted and replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Iraqi_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-Iraqi Treaty">Anglo-Iraqi Treaty</a></li> <li><sup>26</sup>Legitimacy of territorial establishment <a href="/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago_sovereignty_dispute" title="Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute">disputed</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="North_America" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">North America</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Anguilla" title="Anguilla">Anguilla</a></b> since 1650</li> <li>*<a href="/wiki/Antigua" title="Antigua">Antigua</a> 1632–1860</li> <li>*<a href="/wiki/History_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="History of Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a> 1860–1981</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Bahamas" title="History of the Bahamas">Bahamas</a> 1670–1973</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/History_of_Barbados" title="History of Barbados">Barbados</a> 1624–1966</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_Islands_Department" title="Bay Islands Department">Bay Islands</a> 1643–1860</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/British_Honduras" title="British Honduras">Belize</a> 1871–1981</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a></b> since 1619</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Arctic_Territories" title="British Arctic Territories">British Arctic Territories</a> 16th c.–1880</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_British_Columbia_(1858%E2%80%931866)" title="Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)">British Columbia</a> 1858–1866 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_British_Columbia_(1866%E2%80%931871)" title="Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)">1866–1871</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Breton_Island" title="Cape Breton Island">Cape Breton Island</a> 1754–1820</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/History_of_Dominica" title="History of Dominica">Dominica</a> 1763–1978</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Florida" title="East Florida">East Florida</a> 1763–1783</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/History_of_Grenada" title="History of Grenada">Grenada</a> 1762–1974</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Canada" title="Lower Canada">Lower</a> 1791–1841</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Canada" title="Upper Canada">Upper</a> 1791–1841</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Canada" title="Province of Canada">Province</a> 1841–1867</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-Confederation_Canada_(1867%E2%80%931914)" title="Post-Confederation Canada (1867–1914)">Dominion</a> 1867–1931</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Carolina" title="Province of Carolina">Carolina</a> 1663–1712</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands" title="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></b> since 1670</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_District" title="Columbia District">Columbia District</a>/<a href="/wiki/Oregon_Country" title="Oregon Country">Oregon Country</a> 1818–1846</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Colony" title="Connecticut Colony">Connecticut</a> 1636–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Colony" title="Delaware Colony">Delaware</a> 1701–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Jersey" title="East Jersey">East Jersey</a> 1674–1702</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Georgia" title="Province of Georgia">Georgia</a> 1733–1776</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Jamaica" title="Colony of Jamaica">Jamaica</a> 1655–1962</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Leeward_Islands" title="British Leeward Islands">Leeward Islands</a> 1671–1816, 1833–1960</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">MassachusettsBay</a> 1629–1691 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay" title="Province of Massachusetts Bay">Province</a>, 1691–1776</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Maryland</a> 1632–1776</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Montserrat" title="Montserrat">Montserrat</a></b> since 1632</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosquito_Coast" title="Mosquito Coast">Mosquito Coast</a> 1655–1860</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevis" title="Nevis">Nevis</a> 1628–1983</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Albion" title="New Albion">New Albion</a> 1579</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_New_Brunswick" title="History of New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a> 1784–1867</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England" title="Dominion of New England">New England</a> 1686–1689</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_Hampshire" title="Province of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> 1680–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven_Colony" title="New Haven Colony">New Haven</a> 1637–1662</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_Jersey" title="Province of New Jersey">New Jersey</a> 1665–1674 and 1702–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_York" title="Province of New York">New York</a> 1664–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Newfoundland" title="Dominion of Newfoundland">Newfoundland</a> 1907–1949</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="History of Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a> 1583–1907</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina" title="Province of North Carolina">North Carolina</a> 1712–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North-Western_Territory" title="North-Western Territory">North-Western Territory</a> 1859–1870</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Nova_Scotia" title="History of Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> 1713–1867</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paulet_affair_(1843)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paulet affair (1843)">Paulet affair</a> 1843</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Prince_Edward_Island" title="History of Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</a> 1763–1873</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania" title="Province of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> 1681–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Colony" title="Plymouth Colony">Plymouth</a> 1620–1691</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Quebec_(1763%E2%80%931791)" title="Province of Quebec (1763–1791)">Quebec</a> 1763–1791* <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_the_Queen_Charlotte_Islands" title="Colony of the Queen Charlotte Islands">Queen Charlotte Islands</a> 1853–1863</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Rhode Island</a> 1636–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rupert%27s_Land" title="Rupert's Land">Rupert's Land</a> 1670–1870</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Croix,_U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands">Saint Croix</a> 1625–1650</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts" title="Saint Kitts">Saint Kitts</a> 1623–1983</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/History_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="History of Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a> 1882–1983</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/British_Saint_Lucia" class="mw-redirect" title="British Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a> 1605–1979</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/History_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="History of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a> 1627–1979</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saybrook_Colony" title="Saybrook Colony">Saybrook</a> 1635–1644</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_South_Carolina" title="Province of South Carolina">South Carolina</a> 1712–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stickeen_Territories" title="Stickeen Territories">Stickeen</a> 1862–1863</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/History_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="History of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a> 1889–1962</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></b> since 1799</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Vancouver_Island" title="Colony of Vancouver Island">Vancouver Island</a> 1849–1866</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands" title="British Virgin Islands">Virgin Islands</a></b> since 1666</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Virginia" title="Colony of Virginia">Virginia</a> 1607–1776</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_West_Florida" title="British West Florida">West Florida</a> 1763–1783</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Indies_Federation" title="West Indies Federation">West Indies Federation</a> 1958–1962 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/West_Indies_Associated_States" title="West Indies Associated States">Associated States</a> 1967–1983</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Jersey" title="West Jersey">West Jersey</a> 1674–1702</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Windward_Islands" title="British Windward Islands">Windward Islands</a> 1833–1960</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Navbox_with_columns" title="Template:Navbox with columns"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Navbox_with_columns" title="Template talk:Navbox with columns"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Navbox_with_columns" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Navbox with columns"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Oceania" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Oceania</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="padding:0px"><table class="navbox-columns-table" style="border-spacing: 0px; text-align:left;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" style="font-weight:bold;">18th and 19th centuries</td><td class="navbox-abovebelow" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;font-weight:bold;">20th century</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td class="navbox-list" style="padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_New_South_Wales" title="Colony of New South Wales">New South Wales</a> 1788–1901</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Diemen%27s_Land" title="Van Diemen's Land">Van Diemen's Land</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Tasmania" title="Colony of Tasmania">Tasmania</a> 1803–1901</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Islands" title="Auckland Islands">Auckland Islands</a><sup>20</sup> 1807–1863</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hebrides" title="New Hebrides">New Hebrides</a><sup>21</sup> 1824–1980</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Queensland" title="Colony of Queensland">Queensland</a> 1824–1901</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swan_River_Colony" title="Swan River Colony">Swan River</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Western_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of Western Australia">Western Australia</a> 1829–1901</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_South_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of South Australia">South Australia</a> 1836–1901</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="History of the Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a></b> since 1838</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_New_Zealand" title="Colony of New Zealand">New Zealand</a> 1841–1907</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Australia" title="North Australia">North Australia</a> 1846–1847</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Victoria" title="Colony of Victoria">Victoria</a> 1851–1901</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Fiji" title="Colony of Fiji">Fiji</a> 1874–1970</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Western_Pacific_Territories" title="British Western Pacific Territories">Western Pacific Territories</a> 1877–1976</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Papua" title="Territory of Papua">Papua</a> 1884–1902</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Rarotonga" title="Kingdom of Rarotonga">Rarotonga</a>/<a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Federation" title="Cook Islands Federation">Cook Islands</a><sup>20</sup> 1888–1901</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Islands">Union Islands</a><sup>20</sup> 1889–1948</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_and_Ellice_Islands" title="Gilbert and Ellice Islands">Gilbert and Ellice Islands</a><sup>22</sup> 1892–1979</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/British_Solomon_Islands" title="British Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a> 1893–1978</li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/History_of_Tonga" title="History of Tonga">Tonga</a> 1900–1970</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Niue" title="History of Niue">Niue</a><sup>20</sup> 1900–1974</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/History_of_Australia_(1901%E2%80%931945)" title="History of Australia (1901–1945)">Australia</a> 1901–1942</li> <li><sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New_Zealand" title="Dominion of New Zealand">New Zealand</a> 1907–1947</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Western_Samoa_Trust_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Samoa Trust Territory">Samoa</a> 1914–1962</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/History_of_Nauru" title="History of Nauru">Nauru</a> 1919–1942 and 1945–1968</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><sup>20</sup>Now part of the <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Realm_of_New_Zealand" title="Realm of New Zealand">Realm of New Zealand</a></li> <li><sup>21</sup>Now <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><sup>22</sup>Now <sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a> and <sup>†</sup>*<a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="South_America" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">South America</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Providence_Island_colony" title="Providence Island colony">Providence Island</a> 1631–1641</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willoughbyland" class="mw-redirect" title="Willoughbyland">Willoughbyland</a> 1651–1667</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archipelago_of_San_Andr%C3%A9s,_Providencia_and_Santa_Catalina" title="Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina">Saint Andrew and Providence Islands</a><sup>4</sup> 1670–1688</li> <li><sup>†</sup><a href="/wiki/British_Guiana" title="British Guiana">Guiana</a> 1831–1966</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Falkland_Islands" title="Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a></b><sup>5</sup> since 1833</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands" title="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</a></b><sup>5</sup> since 1908</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><sup>4</sup>Now a <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_Colombia" title="Departments of Colombia">department</a> of <a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><sup>5</sup>Occupied by Argentina during the <a href="/wiki/Falklands_War" title="Falklands War">Falklands War</a> 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