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Welcome to St Croix on the Paradise
Islands website. St
Croix is the
largest of the United
States Virgin Islands
(28 miles long and 7
miles wide) and it lies
some 36
miles south of
St
Thomas. |
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St Croix
has two main towns,
Christiansted and Frederiksted and
has a
population of around 60,000.
The largest town
Christiansted only has a
population of 3,000, so
the island's people are
fairly evenly spread.
Local refer to
themselves as 'Crucians'
and many migrated from
Puerto Rico over a 30
year period before and
after the second world
war. |
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Notable
landmarks include Fort
Christianvaern built in
1749 and
Buck Island
nature reserve which is
popular with snorkelers
on the surrounding reef. |
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Tourism
is not as important to
the economy as it is in
St Thomas and
St John.
The island of St Croix is more
industrialised than many
other Caribbean islands with a
large oil refinery and
Rum Distillery which was
founded in 1760. |
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Travel, holiday, vacation and photograph
guide to St Croix and the Caribbean. All text and images are Copyright
Paradise Islands
org 2011. All photographs on this website are obtained with
the permission of the owners and come from various sources
including the islands tourist boards. Some of our own images
maybe reproduced with permission - please see notes
attached to each image to avoid any copyright penalty. |
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