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The
United States Virgin Islands (
USVI; also called the
American Virgin Islands), officially the
Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the
Caribbean that is an
insular area of the
United States located 40 miles (64 km) east of
Puerto Rico. The islands are geographically part of the
Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the
Leeward Islands of the
Lesser Antilles. It is the easternmost point (in terms jurisdiction) and territory of the United States.
The U.S. Virgin Islands consists of the main islands of
Saint Croix,
Saint John, and
Saint Thomas, and many other surrounding
minor islands. The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.36 km2).
[3] The territory's capital is
Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas.
The model is created at a scale of 1:160,000 with 3x vertical exaggeration. It features a built-in base, so it sits perfectly on a desk or in a frame.
Model Data Sources: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA)