Christiansted, city and seaport in the Virgin Islands of the United States, administrative center of the island of Saint Croix, northern Saint Croix. Cattle and sugarcane are raised in the surrounding region. Before the United States bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917, the city was the capital of the Danish West Indies. Christiansted National Historic Site, buildings from the Danish period, is here, and Buck Island Reef National Monument, with coral grottoes and many tropical fish, is nearby. Population (1990) 2,555.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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