Virgin Islands National Park
Nationalparken på St. Jan set mod nord fra Centerline Road.
Virgin Islands National Park er en nationalpark der blev oprettet den 2. august 1956, som den 29. i USA, og dækker et areal på 59 km². Nationalparken dækker cirka 60 procent af øen St. Jan i de Amerikanske Jomfruøer. Hassel Island uden for Charlotte Amalie og nogle mindre områder på St. Thomas indgår også i nationalparken. Nationalparkens område på St. Jan blev givet i gave af Laurence Rockefeller.
Nationalparken har årligt 725.000 besøgende. Trunk Bay er en af de mest kendte stande i nationalparken.
Biosfærereservat
I 1976 anerkendte UNESCO nationalparken som et biosfærereservat.
Eksterne links
- Officielle hjemmeside (engelsk)
Koordinater: 18°20′17″N 64°44′00″V / 18.3381°N 64.7333°V
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Logo of the United States National Park Service.svg
Logo of the United States National Park Service, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. This version is shaded to look as if it has been carved out of wood or rock. The elements on the logo represent the major facets of the national park system. The Sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead represents historical and archeological values. The bison is also the symbol of the Department of the Interior. The logo became the official logo on July 20, 1951, replacing the previous emblem of a Sequoia cone, and has been used ever since. The design was slightly updated in 2001, and a few different renderings are used today. For more information, see here and here.[dead link]
Logo of the United States National Park Service, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. This version is shaded to look as if it has been carved out of wood or rock. The elements on the logo represent the major facets of the national park system. The Sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead represents historical and archeological values. The bison is also the symbol of the Department of the Interior. The logo became the official logo on July 20, 1951, replacing the previous emblem of a Sequoia cone, and has been used ever since. The design was slightly updated in 2001, and a few different renderings are used today. For more information, see here and here.[dead link]
Virgin Islands National Park Overlook.jpg
Forfatter/Opretter: Galen S. Swint, Licens: CC BY 2.0
Virgin Islands National Park; looking north from the overlook on Centerline Road (island route 10).
Forfatter/Opretter: Galen S. Swint, Licens: CC BY 2.0
Virgin Islands National Park; looking north from the overlook on Centerline Road (island route 10).
Virgin Islands National Park Reef Bay.jpg
Forfatter/Opretter: Galen S. Swint, Licens: CC BY 2.0
Reef Bay and Virgin Islands National Park (St. John, USVI) as seen from road on Cocoloba Point
Forfatter/Opretter: Galen S. Swint, Licens: CC BY 2.0
Reef Bay and Virgin Islands National Park (St. John, USVI) as seen from road on Cocoloba Point