Saint Croix
one of the main islands of the Virgin Islands of the United States
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Summary
Saint Croix is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,179 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States Virgin Islands[3], Saint Croix[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caribbean Sea[6]
- Capital: Christiansted[7]
- Follows: St. Croix, Danish West Indies[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Montescudaio[9]
- Part of: Leeward Islands[10], Lesser Antilles[11], Caribbean[12]
- Commons category: Saint Croix[13]
- Inception: January 1, 1916[14]
- Highest point: Mount Eagle[15]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lesser Antilles[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands[17]
- Population: 50,601[18], 41,004[19]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The American Cyclopædia[22], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[23], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[24]
- Category for people born here: Q19640981[25]
- Category for people who died here: Q91225809[26]
- Native label: Saint Croix[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands[28]
- Different from: Saint Croix[29]
- Length: 45 km[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 33 m[31], 87 m[32]
- Area: 214.7 km²[33]
- Width: 11 km[34]
Why It Matters
Saint Croix has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]