Protestant Cay
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Christiansted Harbor |
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| Archipelago | Virgin Islands |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Administration | |
| Territory | Virgin Islands |
| District | District of Saint Croix |
| Sub-district | Christiansted |
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Protestant Cay is a four-acre triangular islet in the Christiansted Harbor, 200 yards north of Christiansted.[1][2] The island is home to a resort,[3] the Hotel on the Cay, which is home to a protected sand beach, small shop and beach bar.[4][5] It also has the closest beach to Downtown Christiansted.[6] With one of the ferries, which run from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m., every ten minutes, it will only take about two minutes to get there. The ride is free of charge after 4 p.m., and for guests of the Hotel on the Cay. To get on the ferry, passengers have to stand near the boardwalk in front of the King Christian Hotel and wave to the boat captain on duty.
History
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Local legend says the island is named because the Catholic French rulers of the late 1600s wanted all of non-Catholic faith to be segregated and interred on the offshore islet.[7] As only Catholics were allowed burials on Saint Croix, people of other faiths were buried on Protestant Cay.[8]
During the years as a Danish colony, Protestantism became the principal faith of the islands. In the 19th century. Protestant Cay was the residence of the local chief pilot.[9]
Threatened species
[edit | edit source]The endemic Saint Croix ground lizard once roamed Saint Croix and all nearby islands and islets, but is now only found on Protestant and Green Cays off Saint Croix’s northern coast.[10][11]
References
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- ^ Glanville, Gail (1983). Beaches: U.S. Virgin Islands : Everyone's Guide (and More) to the Best of the Beaches in America's Paradise, the U.S. Virgin Islands. Macmillan Caribbean. Page 21. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ Government Printing Office (2001). U.S. Virgin Islands: A Guide to National Parklands in the United States Virgin Islands. National Park of the Virgin Islands. Page 93. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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- ^ Sheviak, Charles J. (1990). Ecosystem Management: Rare Species and Significant Habitats : Proceedings of the 15th Annual Natural Areas Conference. University of the State of New York. Page 154.
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