Place details
Place nameCharlotte Amalie
Other namesCharlotte Amalia, St. Thomas, Saint Thomas, Amalienborg
CountryVirgin Islands of the United States
Latitude18.367
Longitude-64.933
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
City was center of Danish colonial life in West Indies; was important trading center for Confederacy during US Civil War; site of two 18th-cen. castles, presumably built by the pirates Bluebeard & Blackbeard.