Saint Thomas
one of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands
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Summary
Saint Thomas is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,332 views/month, #44 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Saint Thomas[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caribbean Sea[5], Atlantic Ocean[6]
- Instance of: human settlement[7]
- Capital: Charlotte Amalie[8]
- Postal code: 00801[9], 00802[10], 00803[11], 00804[12], 00805[13]
- Part of: Leeward Islands[14], Lesser Antilles[15], Caribbean[16]
- Commons category: Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[18]
- Highest point: Crown Mountain[19]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lesser Antilles[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands[21]
- Commons gallery: Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands[22]
- Population: 51,634[23], 42,261[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], The American Cyclopædia[29], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[30]
- Category for people born here: Q91234749[31]
- Category for people who died here: Q91234871[32]
- Native label: Saint Thomas[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands[34]
- Different from: Saint Thomas[35], Santo Tomás[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 306 m[37]
- Area: 80.7 km²[38]
Why It Matters
Saint Thomas has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]