Geographicals

United States Virgin Islands

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. 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.

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Abstract

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. 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.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Virgin Islands of the United States

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing 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)

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History Note

2014(1982)

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Previous Indexing

  • West Indies (1966-1981)

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  1. Z01w.107w.084w.900w.970w
  2. Z01w.639w.880w.970w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. United States Virgin Islands. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014767. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014767
  2. United States Virgin Islands. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands
  3. United States Virgin Islands. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11703