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Virgin Islands of the United States
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Broader terms: | ∟ ∟ ∟ ∟ ∟ Virgin Islands of the United States |
Annotation: | a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies; do not confuse with the British Virgin Islands to their north ( = VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH see WEST INDIES); DF: VIRGIN ISLANDS
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History note: | West Indies (1966-1981)X |
historyNote*: | 82
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Scope note: | A group of islands in the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, the three main islands being St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. The capital is Charlotte Amalie. The Virgin Islands were discovered by Columbus in 1493. Before 1917 the U.S. Virgin Islands were held by the Danish and called the Danish West Indies but the name was changed when the United States acquired them by purchase. Virgin refers to the fact that Columbus made his discovery on St. Ursula's day - virgins being her legendary companions - or to the resemblance of the chain of islands to a procession of nuns or virgins. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1305 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p577)
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dateCreated*: | 1981-05-15X |
dateEstablished*: | 1982-01-01X |
dateRevised*: | 1995-02-21X |
recordAuthorizer*: | PLSX |
recordMaintainer*: | TGCX |
recordOriginator*: | SMHX |
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Labels and equivalent concepts: | Yhdysvaltojen Neitsytsaaret (fi) XUnited States Virgin Islands (en, replaced) Islas Virgenes de los Estados Unidos (es) Αμερικανικές Παρθένοι Νήσοι (el) Jungferninseln (USA) (de) Americké Panenské ostrovy (cs) |
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