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fiogf49gjkf0d THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE SITUATED IN THE NORTH EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. THEY ARE MADE UP OF 3 BIG ISLANDS ST.THOMAS, ST.JOHN AND ST. CROIX. APPROXIMATELY 50 OTHER SMALL ISLANDS AND CAYS ALSO MAKE UP THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS COVER AN AREA OF 342SQ KM. THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IS CROWN MOUNTAIN AT 474M. THIS IS SITUATED ON ST. THOMAS. ST. THOMAS ISLAND AND ST. JOHN TEND TO BE QUITE RUGGED, BUT ST. CROIX THE MOUNTAINS ARE RETAINED IN THE NORTH. SITUATED IN THE SOUTH IS AN IMMENSE LEVEL PLAIN. ALL THE ISLANDS ARE BORDERED BY CORAL REEFS. THE ANEGADA PASSAGE LIES BETWEEN THE ST. CROIX AND THE NORTHERN ISLANDS, AND PLUNGES TO A DEPTH OF 4572M BELOW SEA LEVEL.
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