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Title
St. John, Usvi
Artist
Christopher James
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
With 60% of its land area comprising a pristine US National Park, St. John is as far away as you can get from civilization, but still be just a short distance from upscale jewelry stores and boutiques. A visit to St. John is a must for those seeking true escape.
Saint John (Spanish: San Juan ; Dutch: Sint Hans; French: Saint-Jean ; Danish: Sankt Jan) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.
At 50 km2 the smallest of the three main US Virgin Islands, Saint John is located about four miles east of Saint Thomas, the location of the territory's capital, Charlotte Amalie. It is also four miles southwest of Tortola, part of the British Virgin Islands. Its largest settlement is Cruz Bay with a population of 2,700. St. John's nickname is Love City.
Saint John was first settled by the TaÃno Indians who migrated north from coastal areas of present-day Colombia and Venezuela around AD 300. The Arawak inhabited the island until around the year AD 1300, when they were driven off by the more aggressive and warlike Carib. Extensive archaeological work started in 1996 at Cinnamon Bay. The artifacts from this dig are being studied and are expected to yield more detailed information on pre-Columbian civilization in the US Virgin Islands.
Explorer Christopher Columbus, traveling on behalf of the Spanish Crown, is credited with being the first European to see the Virgin Islands in 1493, during his second voyage to the New World. A Catholic, he named the group of numerous islands as Once Mil Virgenes (Eleven Thousand Virgins), in honor of the feast day of Saint Ursula and the 11,000 virgins who were martyred with her.
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August 24th, 2017
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Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features Nominations For Promotion #22 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Langley, BC - Canada
What a gorgeous place to live! The water looks to refreshing! Nominating this beautiful work for special feature on the 1000 view group!
Christopher James replied:
Thank you very much Ronald....I preferred the USVI much more than the BVI....more laid back and Eco friendly
Edmonds, Wa - United States
Nominating this wonderful capture for a special feature in the 1000 Views Group! FT
Morganville, NJ - United States
Revisiting to nominate in the 1000 Views Group for a Special Feature ! L/T
Southlake, TX - United States
Looks like a great place to hang out....
Christopher James replied:
And we did Paul....the mooring balls are maintained the National Park Service!!!
Sesvete, Eu - Croatia
It seems very peaceful!
Christopher James replied:
It was Jasna.....we were anchored and I never heard a sound. This is part of a US National Park in the Virgin Islands
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