Capital City | Charlotte Amalie |
Capital location | 18 21 N, 64 56 W |
Capital - history | originally called Taphus in Danish - meaning "tap house" or "beer house" because of its many beer halls - the town received a more dignified name in 1691 when it was named Charlotte Amalie in honor of Danish King CHRISTIAN V’s wife, Charlotte AMALIE of Hesse-Kassel (1650–1714) |
Capital - time difference | UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
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