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  • Yellow three-story classroom buildings of All Saints Cathedral School behind a black iron fence on a Charlotte Amalie street

    All Saints Cathedral School

    Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

    By Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Red-roofed waterfront buildings of American Yacht Harbor behind its docks and moored sailboats on Red Hook Bay, with a large U.S. flag and hillside homes above

    American Yacht Harbor

    Red Hook, St. Thomas

    By elisfkc from Orlando, FL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Junction of Routes 38 and 384 in Anna's Retreat, with palm trees, a gas station and homes climbing the green hillside behind

    Anna's Retreat

    Anna's Retreat, St. Thomas

    By LittleT889, CC BY 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • A red-roofed historic building with an arched ground-floor arcade in Frederiksted

    Arcaded building in Frederiksted

    Frederiksted, St. Croix

    By Prayitno, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Arched sidewalk galleries along a street of colorful historic buildings in Christiansted

    Arcaded street in Christiansted

    Christiansted, St. Croix

    By Prayitno, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Three-story Banco Popular Virgin Islands regional office and main branch, with blue-framed glass corners and palm trees, on a Charlotte Amalie street corner

    Banco Popular Virgin Islands

    Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

    By Coolcaesar at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Sailboats and a sportfishing boat moored in Great Cruz Bay on St. John, below a wooded hillside dotted with houses

    Boats moored in Great Cruz Bay

    Great Cruz Bay, St. John

    By TravelingOtter, CC BY-SA 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Waves breaking over the reef in Boiler Bay below the scrubby slopes of Point Udall, with the East End shoreline curving away and Buck Island on the horizon

    Boiler Bay

    Point Udall, East End, St. Croix

    By Dartrider, CC BY-SA 4.0Re-encoded with metadata removed (not resized); the site crops it responsively.

  • Aerial view of Buck Island, a forested island edged with white sand beaches and surrounded by turquoise shallows and coral reef

    Buck Island Reef National Monument

    Buck Island, St. Croix

    By Sean Linehan, NOAA, Public domainRe-encoded with metadata removed (not resized); the site crops it responsively.

  • A small catamaran pulled up on the white sand beach at Buck Island, with a sailboat and motorboats anchored in turquoise water offshore

    Buck Island Reef National Monument

    Buck Island, St. Croix

    By Islanderin, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Rooftops of Christiansted and its harbor seen from Recovery Hill, with the reef and open sea beyond

    Christiansted from Recovery Hill

    Christiansted, St. Croix

    By Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0Re-encoded with metadata removed (not resized; 2272px is the full original); the site crops it responsively, including a 9:16 crop for portrait screens. No AI upscaling or retouching.

  • Wide sandy beach at Cinnamon Bay on St. John, with calm turquoise water, small wooded cays offshore and green hills

    Cinnamon Bay Beach

    Cinnamon Bay, St. John

    By Amaury Laporte, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Clear turquoise water at Coki Beach with snorkelers offshore, the white dome of Coral World's observatory tower and Thatch Cay behind

    Coki Beach

    Coki Point, St. Thomas

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Scrub-covered point and sandy beach at the Columbus landing site on Salt River Bay, seen from the park's visitor center, with a sailboat moored in the bay and hills beyond

    Columbus Landing Site, Salt River Bay

    Salt River Bay, St. Croix

    By Eoghanacht, Public domainRe-encoded with metadata removed (not resized); the site crops it responsively.

  • Sailboats moored across the turquoise water of Coral Bay below the green, cone-shaped hill of Fortsberg, with more islands on the horizon

    Coral Bay and Fortsberg

    Coral Bay, St. John

    By Heptazane, CC BY-SA 4.0Re-encoded with metadata removed (not resized); the site crops it responsively.

  • The inner harbor of Coral Bay with moored boats, seen between steep forested hills dotted with houses on St. John

    Coral Bay and its hills

    Coral Bay, St. John

    By Amaury Laporte, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Dry green hillsides sloping down to the blue water of Coral Bay on St. John

    Coral Bay from the hills

    Coral Bay, St. John

    By Eoghanacht, CC0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Railed footbridge leading out over blue water to the white domed Undersea Observatory Tower at Coral World Ocean Park

    Coral World Undersea Observatory Tower

    Coki Point, St. Thomas

    By Derek Hatfield from Peterborough, Canada, CC BY 2.0Re-encoded with metadata removed (not resized); the site crops it responsively.

  • White geodesic dome of Coral World's Undersea Observatory Tower standing in the sea off Coki Point, joined to the shore by a footbridge

    Coral World Undersea Observatory Tower

    Coki Point, St. Thomas

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0Re-encoded with metadata removed (not resized); the site crops it responsively.

  • A VITRAN passenger ferry docked beside the orange-roofed ferry terminal and beach in Cruz Bay, with a rainbow over the green hillside

    Cruz Bay ferry dock

    Cruz Bay, St. John

    By anoldent, CC BY-SA 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Sailboats moored in Cruz Bay below red-roofed buildings on the hillside of St. John

    Cruz Bay harbor

    Cruz Bay, St. John

    By Prayitno, CC BY 2.0Resized from the 5184px original to 3840px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively, including a 9:16 crop for portrait screens. No AI upscaling or retouching.

  • Boats anchored off a palm-lined beach in Cruz Bay, St. John, beneath tall white clouds

    Cruz Bay shoreline

    Cruz Bay, St. John

    By Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Shaded road through the Cruzan Rum Distillery grounds, with a peach-colored production building and the old stone sugar mill and its flags at right

    Cruzan Rum Distillery

    Estate Diamond, St. Croix

    By CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Stone sugar mill ruin at the Cruzan Rum Distillery, ringed by palm trees and flagpoles flying national flags, with a white distillery building at left

    Cruzan Rum Distillery

    Estate Diamond, St. Croix

    By Lars Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • The yellow Danish Custom House in Christiansted, with dark green shutters and a flared brick staircase rising to its upper-floor doors

    Danish Custom House

    Christiansted, St. Croix

    By Prayitno, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Forested hills of St. Croix's north shore sloping to the sea above Davis Bay, with palms, a small beach and red-roofed buildings among the trees

    Davis Bay

    Davis Bay, North Shore, St. Croix

    By Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Historic buildings with shuttered windows on a quiet street in downtown Christiansted

    Downtown Christiansted

    Christiansted, St. Croix

    By Prayitno, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • The Eliza James-McBean Clock Tower framed by royal palms on the Frederiksted waterfront, with vendor tents and the red walls of Fort Frederik nearby

    Eliza James-McBean Clock Tower

    Frederiksted, St. Croix

    By Prayitno, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Yellow walls of Fort Christiansvaern with green shutters, a red sentry box and the U.S. flag flying above the fort in Christiansted

    Fort Christiansvaern

    Christiansted, St. Croix

    By CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • The red walls of Fort Frederik on the Frederiksted waterfront, with green hills rising behind the town

    Fort Frederik, Frederiksted

    Frederiksted, St. Croix

    By Matt H. Wade, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • A curved concrete World War II gun emplacement at Fort Segarra on Water Island, surrounded by grass and scrub

    Fort Segarra, Water Island

    Fort Segarra, Water Island

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • The Frederiksted cruise pier leading to the town waterfront, with the red walls of Fort Frederik, the clock tower and green hills behind

    Frederiksted Pier

    Frederiksted, St. Croix

    By Prayitno, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • A glittering model of the Eiffel Tower with a French flag in front of the yellow French Heritage Museum in Frenchtown

    French Heritage Museum, Frenchtown

    Frenchtown, St. Thomas

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Sailboats moored off the Frenchtown waterfront below a hillside of homes, seen under a stormy sky from the seaplane pier at the west end of the Charlotte Amalie waterfront

    Frenchtown waterfront

    Frenchtown, St. Thomas

    By LittleT889, CC BY 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Cream-colored buildings of Grande Bay Resort in Cruz Bay, with white-railed balconies and a pergola terrace above palms and a stone wall

    Grande Bay Resort

    Cruz Bay, St. John

    By motfemme, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Grapetree Bay and Turner Hole on St. Croix's south shore seen from Grapetree Point road, with villas on green hills, a large white house on the hilltop and agave and palms in the foreground

    Grapetree Bay

    Grapetree, East End, St. Croix

    By Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • A straight-down aerial view of Great Cruz Bay, with many boats moored off a beach and resort, and the smaller Chocolate Hole bay to the southeast, among hillside homes on St. John

    Great Cruz Bay and Chocolate Hole from above

    Great Cruz Bay and Chocolate Hole, St. John

    By USDA Farm Service Agency, Aerial Photography Field Office, and NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NAIP imagery), Public domain (U.S. government work)Cropped to the Great Cruz Bay and Chocolate Hole area from NAIP orthophoto tile M_1806442_ne_20_060_20221214, converted from a four-band TIFF to an RGB JPEG, resized to 2400px and metadata removed. The USDA asks to be credited in derived products.

  • White sand beach curving along Great Cruz Bay on St. John, with boats at anchor and houses on the green hillside beyond

    Great Cruz Bay beach

    Great Cruz Bay, St. John

    By TravelingOtter, CC BY-SA 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Wooded Hassel Island across the turquoise water of St. Thomas Harbor, with a red boat at the waterfront below

    Hassel Island and St. Thomas Harbor

    St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie

    By Smallbones, CC0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Small boats moored in the turquoise water of Hull Bay, with homes on the hillside above the rocky point and a cay offshore

    Hull Bay

    Hull Bay, St. Thomas

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Hull Bay on the north side of St. Thomas seen from the hills, with boats in the turquoise bay, homes on a point and an island offshore

    Hull Bay from the overlook

    Hull Bay, St. Thomas

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Pale yellow, red-roofed Legislature Building of the Virgin Islands on the Charlotte Amalie waterfront, seen across the harbor water

    Legislature Building

    Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

    By Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Sailboats anchored in Long Bay below the hillside homes of Charlotte Amalie

    Long Bay, Charlotte Amalie

    Long Bay, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

    By Prayitno, CC BY 2.0Resized from the 5184px original to 3840px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively, including a 9:16 crop for portrait screens. No AI upscaling or retouching.

  • Calm, clear water along Magens Bay beach facing the wooded slopes of Peterborg

    Magens Bay facing Peterborg

    Magens Bay, St. Thomas

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • The curved white-sand beach and turquoise water of Magens Bay seen from the hills of St. Thomas

    Magens Bay from above

    Magens Bay, St. Thomas

    By dbking, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Forested hills rising behind the curving beach at Maho Bay on St. John

    Maho Bay

    Maho Bay, St. John

    By Amaury Laporte, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Fairways and clubhouse of Mahogany Run Golf Course in a green valley, with the community's white condominium buildings along the ridges above

    Mahogany Run

    Mahogany Run, St. Thomas

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Sand and pebble shore of Mandahl Bay Beach on the north side of St. Thomas, with a rock breakwater and a green hillside

    Mandahl Bay Beach

    Mandahl Bay, St. Thomas

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Red mangrove roots arching into the calm water of Hurricane Hole on St. John, with a wooded hillside across the bay

    Mangroves at Hurricane Hole

    Hurricane Hole, St. John

    By olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0Re-encoded with metadata removed (not resized); the site crops it responsively.

  • The lit Morgan's Mango sign with its painted iguana beside the railed entrance stairs of the restaurant at night in Cruz Bay

    Morgan's Mango

    Cruz Bay, St. John

    By motfemme, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Hillside homes on St. Thomas overlooking a harbor with cruise ships and offshore cays under an evening sky

    Panoramic view of St. Thomas

    St. Thomas

    By Sunil Pereira, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Angled stone slabs of the Millennium Monument on the grassy headland at Point Udall, St. Croix's eastern tip, with the open sea behind

    Point Udall

    Point Udall, East End, St. Croix

    By Aaron Cortina, CC BY 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Sailboats moored on the turquoise water of Red Hook Bay, with red-roofed waterfront buildings, marina docks and green East End hills behind

    Red Hook Bay

    Red Hook, St. Thomas

    By Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • A narrow concrete road curving down through dry scrub and trees toward the blue sea and small offshore cays on the East End of St. John

    Road down to Round Bay

    East End, St. John

    By Thomas Kriese, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Sailboats anchored off a small beach on Round Bay, with wooded hillsides and a few houses on the East End of St. John

    Round Bay shoreline

    Round Bay, East End, St. John

    By Joe Lin, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Two sailboats anchored in the turquoise water of Round Bay on the East End of St. John, below wooded hills dotted with houses

    Round Bay, East End

    Round Bay, East End, St. John

    By Joe Lin, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • A white and blue VITRAN public bus crossing a Route 38 intersection in Anna's Retreat, with a pharmacy building and green hills behind

    Route 38, Anna's Retreat

    Anna's Retreat, St. Thomas

    By LittleT889, CC BY 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Five-story, peach-colored Roy Lester Schneider Hospital with its name sign, palm trees and a parking lot, below green hills dotted with homes

    Roy Lester Schneider Hospital

    Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

    By Calettso2, CC0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Stone ruins of the Rust Op Twist sugar mill on a grassy hillside under a blue sky

    Rust Op Twist sugar mill

    Cane Bay, St. Croix

    By CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Boats moored in Salt River Bay, framed by mangroves and green hills, with the open sea beyond on St. Croix's north shore

    Salt River Bay

    Salt River Bay, St. Croix

    By Kborer, Public domainResized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Aerial view of Salt River Bay with sailboats moored in the bay, mangrove-lined lagoons in the foreground and green hills dotted with homes along St. Croix's north shore

    Salt River Bay

    Salt River Bay, St. Croix

    By Alchematics, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Black-and-white survey photograph of the two-story Sion Farm great house, its arched entrance half hidden by trees and lilies

    Sion Farm Great House (HABS)

    Sion Farm, St. Croix

    By Jack Boucher, Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress), Public domainConverted from the Library of Congress TIFF via the Wikimedia Commons JPEG rendering, cropped to remove the survey film border and label, resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed. Undated archival photo (HABS survey VI-60), not a current view.

  • A yellow church with a red roof, a bell tower and white balustraded stairs under a grey sky in Frenchtown

    St. Anne's Chapel, Frenchtown

    Frenchtown, St. Thomas

    By Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • The south coast of St. Thomas and its offshore islands, seen from an airplane window shortly after takeoff

    St. Thomas from the air

    South coast of St. Thomas, from a departing flight

    By Kaalomai Kirdani, CC BY 3.0Trimmed to 12 seconds (0:33.5 to 0:45.5), cropped to remove the window edge and a reflection, scaled to 960 by 640, crossfaded into an 11-second loop, sound removed. The still is the loop's first frame.

  • Sailboats moored in Teague Bay beside a golf course and white villas on the green hills of St. Croix's East End

    Teague Bay, East End of St. Croix

    Teague Bay, East End, St. Croix

    By Jason P. Heym, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Turquoise water around Trunk Cay off the beach at Trunk Bay, St. John

    Trunk Bay and Trunk Cay

    Trunk Bay, St. John

    By Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • The white beach of Trunk Bay and the small, wooded Trunk Cay seen from the hillside above

    Trunk Bay overlook

    Trunk Bay, St. John

    By Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • The covered entrance of Tutu Park Mall on St. Thomas, with its green sign and yellow bollards

    Tutu Park Mall

    Tutu, St. Thomas

    By LittleT889, CC BY 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Yellow, teal-roofed Urman Victor Fredericks Marine Terminal on the Red Hook waterfront, seen from an arriving ferry, with homes on the green hillside above

    Urman Victor Fredericks Marine Terminal

    Red Hook, St. Thomas

    By Smallbones, CC0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Homes on the slopes of Water Island below Fort Segarra, looking north across blue water to the green hills of St. Thomas

    View from Fort Segarra

    Fort Segarra, Water Island

    By Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Water Island and the boats moored off its shore, seen from an airplane window with the wing in the foreground

    Water Island from the air

    Water Island, from a departing flight

    By Sunnya343, CC BY-SA 4.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Megayacht docks of Yacht Haven Grande with a round pavilion over the water and terracotta-roofed marina buildings below the green hills of Charlotte Amalie

    Yacht Haven Grande

    Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

    By Prayitno from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.

  • Megayachts at the docks of Yacht Haven Grande beside its round red-roofed pavilion, with sailboats in St. Thomas Harbor and Charlotte Amalie on the hills beyond

    Yacht Haven Grande

    Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

    By Luigi Rosa, CC BY-SA 2.0Resized to 2400px wide and re-encoded with metadata removed; the site crops it responsively.