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A view of the capital of Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas. The port city&apos;s deepwater harbor was once a haven for pirates. Today, it is a famed cruise ship port of call.
A view of Saint Thomas Bay.
Trunk Bay is a beautifully sited locale on the island of Saint John and one of the most photographed places in the Virgin Islands. The bay has an underwater trail for snorkeling along its coral reef. Image courtesy of the US Geological Survey.
Trunk Bay on the island of Saint John has consistently been voted one of the top beaches in the world. Image courtesy of the US Geological Survey.
Standing in Trunk Bay, looking out to sea.
Snow white beach on Saint John. At 50 sq km, Saint John is the smallest of the three main US Virgin Islands. Approximately 60% of the island is protected as Virgin Islands National Park. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.
Aerial view of Annaberg Plantation. By 1780, the plantation was one of 25 active sugar producing factories on St. John. Other products produced at Annaberg were molasses and rum. Slave labor was used to clear densely forested hillsides and to terrace the slopes around Annaberg to make farming possible. Slave labor was also used to plant, harvest, and process the sugarcane. Today the plantation ruins are protected by the Virgin Islands National Park and are open to the public. Trees have once again claimed the hillsides around Annaberg. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.
Peace Hill sugar mill ruin. The plantation that stood here was actually called Denis Bay. Established in 1718, it was one of only five plantations on St. John that employed wind power for the production of sugar cane. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service/Susanna Pershern.
Arches at the Peace Hill sugar mill ruin. The plantation that stood here was actually called Denis Bay. Established in 1718, it was one of only five plantations on St. John that employed wind power for the production of sugar cane. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service/Susanna Pershern.
Salomon Beach on Saint John. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service/ Anne Finney.
Aerial view of Honeymoon and Hawksnest Beaches at Virgin Islands National Park, Saint John. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.
Panorama of Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, taken from the Steeple Building, a former church, now part of Christiansted National Historic Site. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.
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