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Frederiksted
(redirected from Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands)

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Frederiksted (frĕ`drĭkstĕd), town (2000 pop. 732), historically the chief port and commercial center of St. Croix Saint Croix , island (2000 pop. 53,234), 80 sq mi (207 sq km), the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the West Indies. Christiansted, on the northeast coast, is the island's leading town. Buck Island Reef National Monument is off the island's NE coast.
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, U.S. Virgin Islands; it has been replaced by Christiansted Christiansted , town (2000 pop. 2,637), chief city of St. Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a shipping port for sugar and rum; tourism is the leading industry. Founded in 1733, Christiansted served briefly as capital of the Danish West Indies.
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. Sugar provided the principal export until the industry was terminated. Since that time, the town has attempted to convert to tourism, with some success.


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