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St John USVI Travel
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Welcome to St John on the Paradise
Islands website. St John
is the smallest of the
main three United States
Virgin Islands and lies
just 4 miles east of
St
Thomas (the main
USVI island). St John
USVI covers
an area of around 20
square miles and with a
population of 4,000. |
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St John
is serviced by a regular
ferry boat from
Charlotte
Amalie which runs
approximately every
hour. The island is an
especially popular day
excursion for cruise
ship passengers. Visitors
arrive at the dock
in the lovely Cruz Bay,
where they will be met
by transport which is
often colourfully
painted open sided
buses. There are also
daily boats from
Tortola in the BVI,
Virgin Gorda, Anegada
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The major
part of St John is under
developed and a National
Park. The island has a
few notable landmarks
including the world
famous Trunk Bay
(below). Laurance
Rockefeller owned a
large part of the island
and in 1956 he donated his
land to the United
States National Park
Service. In fact more
than three quarters of
the total land area is
part of the VI National Park
and protected from
development. |
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Trunk Bay
has consistently
appeared in the list of
top ten beaches in the
World and is a good
enough reason to visit
St John. Other coves and
beaches worth exploring
on St John are Caneel (the
former home of
Rockefeller), Maho
and Cinnamon bays. |
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Travel, vacation, cruise and cruise
guide to St John USVI and the Caribbean. All text and images are Copyright
Paradise Islands
org. All photographs on this travel guide website are obtained with
the permission of the owners and come from various sources
including the island tourist boards. Some of our own
Caribbean photos
maybe reproduced with permission - please see notes
attached to each image to avoid any copyright penalty.
Caribbean cruises, cruise guide, vacation guide to St
John USVI. |
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Quick Facts
Main Town
Cruz Bay
Main Airport
Cyril E King
(St Thomas)
Main Port
Cruz Bay
Language
English
Currency
US Dollar
Government
Unincorporated
Organized US Territory
Island Size
20
Square Miles
Population
4,000
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Cruz Bay |
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Trunk Bay |
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Charlotte Amalie |
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Cruise Port
Saint Thomas |
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Buck Island
St Croix |
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British Virgin Islands |
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