Great Saint James
Great Saint James is a private island in the United States Virgin Islands, located off the east end of St. Thomas and belonging to subdistrict East End, Saint Thomas.Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the United States Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Grand Saint James Isle”, “Great Saint James Island”, “Great Saint James Island, USVI”, “Great Saint James Isle”, “Great Saint James, U.S. Virgin Islands”, “Groot Saint Jems”, “Gross Saint James”, “Ost Passatt”, “Ost-Passat”, “Saint James Island”, “Santiago Grande”, and “Store Saint James”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Temple and Dog Island.
Dog Island
Islet
Dog Island is a small, uninhabited island located east-southeast of Little Saint James island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Dog Island is separated from Little Saint James by the Dog Island Cut.
Steven Cay
Islet
Steven Cay is a small scrub-covered and rocky Caribbean island, about 28 feet high and situated 0.5 miles west of Cruz Bay on Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is a popular destination for snorkelers and scuba divers. Steven Cay is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Saint James.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Hook and Benner.
Red Hook
Town
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Red Hook is a suburban port census-designated place located on the east side of Saint Thomas in the East End subdistrict. It is the least populated town or CDP in the Virgin Islands with a population of 225 according to the 2020 Census. Red Hook is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Saint James.
Benner
Hamlet
Benner is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Benner is situated 2½ miles west of Great Saint James.
Cruz Bay
Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cruz Bay is the main town on Saint John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The harbor for this town is filled with sailboats from around the world. The small town square is the center of commerce, with many small bars, restaurants and shops.
Great Saint James
- Category: landform
- Location: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Great Saint James from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Great Saint James” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غريت سانت جيمس”
- Belarusian: “Грэйт-Сент-Джэймс”
- Cebuano: “Great Saint James Island”
- Chinese: “大聖詹姆斯島”
- Croatian: “Great Saint James”
- Dutch: “Great Saint James”
- French: “Great Saint James”
- German: “Great Saint James”
- Italian: “Great Saint James”
- Japanese: “グレート・セント・ジェームズ島”
- Persian: “گریت سینت جیمز”
- Polish: “Great Saint James”
- Portuguese: “Great Saint James (Ilhas Virgens Americanas)”
- Portuguese: “Great Saint James”
- Slovenian: “Great Saint James”
- Spanish: “Great Saint James”
- Turkish: “Great Saint James”
- Vietnamese: “Great Saint James”
- “Great Saint James”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nazareth and Sapphire Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fish Cay and Christmas Cove.
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