Place details
Place nameSaint Thomas
Other namesSt. Thomas
CountryVirgin Islands of the United States
Latitude18.35
Longitude-64.933
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Second in size of Virgin Islands of the United States, though commercially most important; of volcanic origin; sighted & named by Columbus in 1493; settled by Dutch 1657, then abandoned; settled by Danes 1666 & 1672.