Charlotte Amalie

Local nameCharlotte Amalie
LocationUnited States Virgin Islands

Charlotte Amalie, located on St. Thomas, is the capital and the largest city of the United States Virgin Islands. It was founded in 1666 as Taphus. In 1691, the town was renamed to Charlotte Amalie after Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, queen consort to King Christian V of Denmark-Norway. It has a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates and is now one of the busiest ports of call for cruise ships in the Caribbean, with about 1.5 million-plus cruise ship passengers landing there annually.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Amalie,_U.S._Virgin_Islands

Coordinates 18°20'28.093" N -64°55'58.041" E

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