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VIRGING ISLANDS: PERPETUAL GROWING SEASON

On March 31, 1917, U.S. took formal possession of the Danish West Indies. Renamed U.S. , this chain consists of St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John and about 50 other small islands, most of which are uninhabited.

It lies about 40 miles east of Puerto Rico at the end of Greater Antilles. U.S. purchased the islands from Denmark for $25 million because of the land's strategic location in relation to .





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