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    • The United States Virgin Islands, [b] officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and a territory of the United States. [8] The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. [9] The islands have a tropical climate.… See more

    Overview

    The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas and 50 other surrounding minor islands and cays. The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.36 km ). The territ… See more

    Etymology

    The islands were named Santa Úrsula y las Once Mil Vírgenes by Christopher Columbus in 1493 after the legend of Saint Ursula and the 11,000 virgins. The name was later shortened to the Virgin Islands. See more

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