North America · Illustrated record
Magens Bay
Charlotte Amalie · U.S. Virgin Islands
The short version, from the cited sources
Magens Bay cuts almost a mile into the north side of Saint Thomas, its long heart-shaped pocket so well sheltered that the water often lies nearly flat, an unusual state for an Atlantic-facing island. The palm-backed beach and its arboretum-like grove were donated to the public as a protected park in 1946, and the overlook on the road above provides one of the most reproduced views in the Caribbean.
- Country
- U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)
- Region
- North America
- Sand
- White
- Water
- Exceptionally calm, sheltered bay
- Administrative area
- Saint Thomas Island
- Timezone
- America/St_Thomas
- Source family
- GeoNames
- Source updated
- 2016-06-22
Names in the record
Magens Bay
- Magen's Bay Beach
- Magens Bay Beach
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- Access and accessibility
- Facilities and lifeguards
- Seasonality and crowd pattern
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Source position
18.36468, -64.92237
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Direct provenance
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