U.S. Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands Jomfruøerne
- United States Virgin Islands Historically: De Vestindiske Øer, Vestindien, Dansk Vestindien or De dansk-vestindiske Øer
- Saint Thomas Sankt Thomas
- Saint John Sankt Jan
- Saint Croix Sankt Croix, pronounced /saŋd krɔjˀs/
The U.S. Virgin Islands were formerly a colony of Denmark, often referred to simply as Sankt Thomas, Sankt Jan og Sankt Croix.
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Famous quotes containing the words virgin and/or islands:
“Truly, My Satan, thou art but a Dunce,
And dost not know the Garment from the Man.
Every Harlot was a Virgin once,
Nor can’st thou ever change Kate into Nan.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“What are the islands to me
if you are lost
what is Naxos, Tinos, Andros,
and Delos, the clasp
of the white necklace?”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)