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| St John USVI Travel Guide |
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| Welcome to St John on the Paradise Islands website. St John is the smallest of the main three United States Virgin Islands and lies just 4 miles east of St Thomas (the main USVI island). St John USVI covers an area of around 20 square miles and with a population of 4,000. |
| St John is serviced by a regular ferry boat from Charlotte Amalie which runs approximately every hour. The island is an especially popular day excursion for cruise ship passengers. Visitors arrive at the dock in the lovely Cruz Bay, where they will be met by transport which is often colourfully painted open sided buses. There are also daily boats from Tortola in the BVI, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke. |
| The major part of St John is under developed and a National Park. The island has a few notable landmarks including the world famous Trunk Bay (below). Laurance Rockefeller owned a large part of the island and in 1956 he donated his land to the United States National Park Service. In fact more than three quarters of the total land area is part of the VI National Park and protected from development. |
| Trunk Bay has consistently appeared in the list of top ten beaches in the World and is a good enough reason to visit St John. Other coves and beaches worth exploring on St John are Caneel (the former home of Rockefeller), Maho and Cinnamon bays. |
| Travel, vacation, cruise and cruise guide to St John USVI and the Caribbean. All text and images are Copyright Paradise Islands org. All photographs on this travel guide website are obtained with the permission of the owners and come from various sources including the island tourist boards. Some of our own Caribbean photos maybe reproduced with permission - please see notes attached to each image to avoid any copyright penalty. Caribbean cruises, cruise guide, vacation guide to St John USVI. |
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Quick Facts
Main Town
Cruz Bay
Main Airport
Cyril E King
(St Thomas)
Main Port
Cruz Bay
Language
English
Currency
US Dollar
Government
Unincorporated
Organized US Territory
Island Size
20
Square Miles
Population
4,000
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Cruz Bay
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Trunk Bay
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Charlotte Amalie
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Cruise Port
Saint Thomas
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Buck Island
St Croix
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British Virgin Islands
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