Timeline of the Virgin Islands with Emphasis on Linguistics, Compiled by Sara Smollett, 2011
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321 M. Naum and J.M. Nordin (Eds.), Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena
Index A Swedish iron Almenn landskipunarfræði , 40 Board of Mines , 55 Amina revolt global integration , 55 Aquambo nation , 266 market economy , 54 ethnic networks , 264 metal trades , 54 French soldiers , 264 Moravian mission , 265 rebels , 264 B 1733 revolt , 265 Bankhus site , 288–289 Slave Coast , 265 Berckentin Palace , 9 St. Thomas , 263 Brevis Commentarius de Islandia , 39 Atlantic economy Gammelbo to Calabar African traders , 59 C European slave trade and New World Charlotte Amalie port slavery , 60 archaeological exploration , 280 Gammelbo forgemen , 58 Bankhus site , 288–289 slave ships , 59 Caribbean market , 276 voyage iron , 58 cast iron , 279 ironworks Danish trade , 275 Bergslagen region , 55 historical documents , 276 bergsmän , 56 housing compounds, Government Hill , 279 bruks , 56 Magens House site Dannemora mine , 57 ceramics , 284 Dutch and British consumers , 58 Crown House , 283 osmund iron , 56 Danish fl uted lace porcelain , 284 pig iron , 56 excavated material remains , 285 Leufsta to Birmingham’s steel furnaces high-cost goods , 286 British manufacturers market , 64 ironwork , 286 common iron , 61 Moravian ware , 284 international market , 63 terraces , 285 iron quality , 64 urban garden , 287 järnboden storehouse , 63 nineteenth-century gates , 281 Öregrund Iron , 62 spatial analysis Walloon forging technique , 61 Blackbeard’s Castle , 282 Swedish economy , 64–66 bone button blanks , 283 M. Naum and J.M. Nordin (eds.), Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: 321 Small Time Agents in a Global Arena, Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology 37, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6202-6, © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 322 Index Charlotte Amalie port (cont.) Greenland , 107–108 cultural meaning and intentions , 281 illegal trade interisland trade of goods and alcoholic beverages , 109 wares , 282 British faience plate , 109 social relations , 281 buy and discard practice , 110 transhipment/redistribution centre , 283 Disko Bay , 108 St. -
Darwin Initiative Action Plan for the Coastal Biodiversity of Anegada, British Virgin Islands
Darwin Initiative Action Plan for the Coastal Biodiversity of Anegada, British Virgin Islands Darwin Anegada BAP 2006 Page We dedicate this document to the people of Anegada; the stewards of Anegada’s biodiversity and to Raymond Walker of the BVI National Parks Trust who tragically died after a very short illness during the course of this project. This report should be cited as: McGowan A., A.C.Broderick, C.Clubbe, S.Gore, B.J.Godley, M.Hamilton, B.Lettsome, J.Smith-Abbott, N.K.Woodfield. 2006. Darwin Initiative Action Plan for the Coastal Biodiversity of Anegada, British Virgin Islands. 13 pp. Available online at: http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/projects/anegada/ Darwin Anegada BAP 2006 Page 2 1. Introduction It well known that Anegada has globally important biodiversity. Indeed, biodiversity is the basis for most livelihoods; supporting fisheries and leading to the attractiveness that is such a draw to visitors. Over the last three years (2003-2006), a project was undertaken on Anegada with a wide range of activities focussing towards this Biodiversity Action Plan. From the outset it was known that the island hosts a globally important coral reef system, regionally significant populations of marine turtles, is of regional importance to birds and supports globally important endemic plants. The project arose following the encouragement of Anegada community members and subsequent extensive consultation between Dr. Godley (University of Exeter) and heads of BVI Conservation and Fisheries Department (CFD) and BVI National Parks Trust (NPT) who requested that funding be sourced for a project which: 1. Allowed the coastal biodiversity of Anegada to be assessed; 2. -
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands Clive Petrovic, Esther Georges and Nancy Woodfield Andy McGowan Great Tobago General introduction The British Virgin Islands comprise more than 60 islands, and the Virgin Islands. These include the globally cays and rocks, with a total land area of approximately 58 threatened Cordia rupicola (CR), Maytenus cymosa (EN) and square miles (150 square km). This archipelago is located Acacia anegadensis (CR). on the Puerto Rican Bank in the north-east Caribbean at A quarter of the 24 reptiles and amphibians identified are approximately 18˚N and 64˚W. The islands once formed a endemic, including the Anegada Rock Iguana Cyclura continuous land mass with the US Virgin Islands and pinguis (CR), which is now restricted to Anegada. Other Puerto Rico, and were isolated only in relatively recent endemics include Anolis ernestwilliamsii, Eleutherodactylus geologic time. With the exception of the limestone island of schwartzi, the Anegada Ground Snake Alsophis portoricensis Anegada, the islands are volcanic in origin and are mostly anegadae, the Virgin Gorda Gecko Sphaerodactylus steep-sided with rugged topographic features and little flat parthenopian, the Virgin Gorda Worm Snake Typlops richardi land, surrounded by coral reefs. naugus, and the Anegada Worm Snake Typlops richardi Situated at the eastern end of the Greater Antilles chain, the catapontus. Other globally threatened reptiles within the islands experience a dry sub-tropical climate dominated by BVI include the Anolis roosevelti (CR) and Epicrates monensis the prevailing north-east trade winds. Maximum summer granti (EN). temperatures reach 31˚C; minimum winter temperatures Habitat alteration during the plantation era and the are 19˚C, and there is an average rainfall of 700 mm per introduction of invasive alien species has had major year with seasonal hurricane events. -
Emancipation in St. Croix; Its Antecedents and Immediate Aftermath
N. Hall The victor vanquished: emancipation in St. Croix; its antecedents and immediate aftermath In: New West Indian Guide/ Nieuwe West-Indische Gids 58 (1984), no: 1/2, Leiden, 3-36 This PDF-file was downloaded from http://www.kitlv-journals.nl N. A. T. HALL THE VICTOR VANQUISHED EMANCIPATION IN ST. CROIXJ ITS ANTECEDENTS AND IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH INTRODUCTION The slave uprising of 2-3 July 1848 in St. Croix, Danish West Indies, belongs to that splendidly isolated category of Caribbean slave revolts which succeeded if, that is, one defines success in the narrow sense of the legal termination of servitude. The sequence of events can be briefly rehearsed. On the night of Sunday 2 July, signal fires were lit on the estates of western St. Croix, estate bells began to ring and conch shells blown, and by Monday morning, 3 July, some 8000 slaves had converged in front of Frederiksted fort demanding their freedom. In the early hours of Monday morning, the governor general Peter von Scholten, who had only hours before returned from a visit to neighbouring St. Thomas, sum- moned a meeting of his senior advisers in Christiansted (Bass End), the island's capital. Among them was Lt. Capt. Irminger, commander of the Danish West Indian naval station, who urged the use of force, including bombardment from the sea to disperse the insurgents, and the deployment of a detachment of soldiers and marines from his frigate (f)rnen. Von Scholten kept his own counsels. No troops were despatched along the arterial Centreline road and, although he gave Irminger permission to sail around the coast to beleaguered Frederiksted (West End), he went overland himself and arrived in town sometime around 4 p.m. -
ISO Country Codes
COUNTRY SHORT NAME DESCRIPTION CODE AD Andorra Principality of Andorra AE United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan The Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (includes Redonda Island) AI Anguilla Anguilla AL Albania Republic of Albania AM Armenia Republic of Armenia Netherlands Antilles (includes Bonaire, Curacao, AN Netherlands Antilles Saba, St. Eustatius, and Southern St. Martin) AO Angola Republic of Angola (includes Cabinda) AQ Antarctica Territory south of 60 degrees south latitude AR Argentina Argentine Republic America Samoa (principal island Tutuila and AS American Samoa includes Swain's Island) AT Austria Republic of Austria Australia (includes Lord Howe Island, Macquarie Islands, Ashmore Islands and Cartier Island, and Coral Sea Islands are Australian external AU Australia territories) AW Aruba Aruba AX Aland Islands Aland Islands AZ Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan BA Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BB Barbados Barbados BD Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh BE Belgium Kingdom of Belgium BF Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria BH Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain BI Burundi Republic of Burundi BJ Benin Republic of Benin BL Saint Barthelemy Saint Barthelemy BM Bermuda Bermuda BN Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam BO Bolivia Republic of Bolivia Federative Republic of Brazil (includes Fernando de Noronha Island, Martim Vaz Islands, and BR Brazil Trindade Island) BS Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas BT Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan -
Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Volume 52: 1-415 Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Editors Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez and Mark T. Strong Department of Botany National Museum of Natural History Washington, DC 2005 ABSTRACT Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro and Mark T. Strong. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, volume 52: 415 pages (including 65 figures). The present treatment constitutes an updated revision for the monocotyledon and gymnosperm flora (excluding Orchidaceae and Poaceae) for the biogeographical region of Puerto Rico (including all islets and islands) and the Virgin Islands. With this contribution, we fill the last major gap in the flora of this region, since the dicotyledons have been previously revised. This volume recognizes 33 families, 118 genera, and 349 species of Monocots (excluding the Orchidaceae and Poaceae) and three families, three genera, and six species of gymnosperms. The Poaceae with an estimated 89 genera and 265 species, will be published in a separate volume at a later date. When Ackerman’s (1995) treatment of orchids (65 genera and 145 species) and the Poaceae are added to our account of monocots, the new total rises to 35 families, 272 genera and 759 species. The differences in number from Britton’s and Wilson’s (1926) treatment is attributed to changes in families, generic and species concepts, recent introductions, naturalization of introduced species and cultivars, exclusion of cultivated plants, misdeterminations, and discoveries of new taxa or new distributional records during the last seven decades. -
International Telecommunications Service Regulations, Rates and Charges Applying to the Provision of International Telecommunications Services
International Telecommunications Service Regulations, Rates and Charges Applying to the Provision of International Telecommunications Services Service is provided by means of wire, radio, satellite, fiber optics, or other suitable technology or combination thereof. AUREON.COM International Telecommunications Service DIRECT DISTANCE DIAL Application of Rates and Charges The customer's monthly charges for the Telephone SERVICE Company's service are based upon the total time Dialing Procedure the customer uses the service, and the use of service Service is provided in the following ways: options, if any. The rates are in effect twenty-four (24) hours a day and seven days a week. The per minute a. A customer may lease or provide its own dedicated rate is the same for the initial minute and for all access line(s) (DAL) between its premises and additional minutes. Aureon's terminal locations. Aureon offers this service in conjunction with its domestic services, Initial and Additional Periods which are offered outside of this tariff. a. Initial period rates are set forth in the following section. The initial minute is the first minute or any b. Aureon offers customers presubscribed to Aureon fraction thereof after connection is made. the following International Direct Distance Dial Service (IDDD) dialing options. b. The additional minute is each minute or any fraction thereof after the initial minute. For locations within the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) including: c. The charge calculated for the initial minute plus additional minutes will determine the charge for The United States and its territories (including the call. The total amount of the call is rounded up Guam & the Commonwealth of the Northern to the nearest whole cent. -
BVI 7-Day Itinerary
Navigare Yachting – BVI 7-day Itinerary People all over the world dream of sailing the British Virgin Islands, one of the world's most exclusive and famous yacht charter destinations. Navigare Yachting brings the islands to you, with our amazing BVI charter yacht vacations. Gorgeous warm weather, cobalt blue tropical waters, brilliant white sand beaches, secluded coves and romantic cays – experience them all on a BVI sailing holiday. Check out this sample BVI sailing holiday itinerary and see what you could be experiencing: DAY 1: Road Town to Pelican Island and Peter Island Departing from the Navigare Yachting base at Road Town, Pelican Island is just a short sail away, across the Sir Francis Drake Channel. Both Pelican Island and Peter Island next door are famous for excellent snorkeling, diving, and water recreation. Marine life is abundant and the numerous small coves and cays provide wonderful opportunities for relaxation. DAY 2: Peter Island to Salt Island and Cooper Island These neighboring islands offer another day of fun in the sun & sea. Salt Island is a noted sea turtle location and favorite among experienced sailors for its scenic bays. Cooper Island is a relaxing and fun excursion, home to the famous Cooper Island Beach Club and one of the most romantic spots at the end of the day to watch the sun disappear behind the islands. DAY 3: Cooper Island to Anegada, The Dogs, and Scrub Island Anegada is a flat coral atoll and one of the most unique natural locations in the BVI. It's a can't-miss destination for snorkeling and diving, with an impressive variety of undersea sights and marine life. -
Dutch Atlantic Connections, 1680–1800 Linking Empires, Bridging Borders
Dutch Atlantic Connections, 1680–1800 Linking Empires, Bridging Borders Gert Oostindie and Jessica V. Roitman d Dutch Atlantic Connections, 1680–1800 <UN> Atlantic World europe, africa and the americas, 1500–1830 Edited by Benjamin Schmidt (University of Washington) Wim Klooster (Clark University) VOLUME 29 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/aw <UN> Dutch Atlantic Connections, 1680–1800 Linking Empires, Bridging Borders Edited by Gert Oostindie Jessica V. Roitman LEIDEN | BOSTON <UN> The digital edition of this title is published in Open Access. This is an open access title distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-NC 3.0) License, which permits any non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. Cover Illustration: Artist unknown, Het fregat Vertrouwen voor anker op de rede van Paramaribo, 1800, Collection Het Scheepvaartmuseum, The National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dutch Atlantic connections, 1680-1800 : linking empires, bridging borders / edited by Gert Oostindie, Jessica V. Roitman. pages cm. -- (Atlantic world : Europe, Africa and the Americas, ISSN 1570-0542, volume 29) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-27132-6 (hardback : alkaline paper) -- ISBN 978-90-04-27131-9 (e-book) 1. Netherlands-- Commerce--America--History--17th century. 2. Netherlands--Commerce--America--History--18th century. 3. America--Commerce--Netherlands--History--17th century. 4. America--Commerce-- Netherlands--History--18th century. 5. Netherlands--Foreign economic relations--Spain. 6. Spain-- Foreign economic relations--Netherlands. 7. Netherlands--Foreign economic relations--France. -
British Virgin Islands
THE NATIONAL REPORT EL REPORTE NACIONAL FOR THE COUNTRY OF POR EL PAIS DE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE / REPRESENTANTE NACIONAL LOUIS WALTERS Western Atlantic Turtle Symposium Simposio de Tortugas del Atlantico Occidental 17-22 July / Julio 1983 San José, Costa Rica BVI National Report, WATS I Vol 3, pages 70-117 WESTERN ATLANTIC TURTLE SYMPOSIUM San José, Costa Rica, July 1983 NATIONAL REPORT FOR THE COUNTRY OF BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL REPORT PRESENTED BY Louis Walters The National Representative Address: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Resources and Environment Tortola, British Virgin Islands NATIONAL REPORT PREPARED BY John Fletemeyer DATE SUBMITTED: 2 June 1983 Please submit this NATIONAL REPORT no later than 1 December 1982 to: IOC Assistant Secretary for IOCARIBE ℅ UNDP, Apartado 4540 San José, Costa Rica BVI National Report, WATS I Vol 3, pages 70-117 With a grant from the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, WIDECAST has digitized the data- bases and proceedings of the Western Atlantic Turtle Symposium (WATS) with the hope that the revitalized documents might provide a useful historical context for contemporary sea turtle management and conservation efforts in the Western Atlantic Region. With the stated objective of serving “as a starting point for the identification of critical areas where it will be necessary to concentrate all efforts in the future”, the first Western Atlantic Turtle Sym- posium convened in Costa Rica (17-22 July 1983), and the second in Puerto Rico four years later (12-16 October 1987). WATS I featured National Reports from 43 political jurisdictions; 37 pre- sented at WATS II. -
Attachment 3
Attachment 3 Points that Receive International Telecommunications Traffic: Alphabetic Listing FCC reporting Codes ITU-T FIPS Census Country Country Summary Dialing 10-3 Schedule C Comments, including other Code Code Code Plan names commonly used Abu Dhabi 3 1 325 971 TC 520.0 Included with United Arab Emirates Admiralty Islands 8 2 237 675 PP 604.0 inc. Papua New Guinea (Bismarck A.) Afghanistan 7 3 93 AF 531.0 Ajman 3 4 325 971 TC 520.0 Included with United Arab Emirates Alaska 5 1005 1 US 100.0 Albania 9 6 355 AL 481.0 Alderney 1 7 326 44 GK 412.0 Guernsey (Channel Islands) Algeria 2 8 213 AG 721.0 American Samoa 8 1009 684 AQ 951.0 Andaman Islands 7 355 141 91 IN 533.0 included with India Andorra 1 10 33 AN 427.1 Anegada Islands 4 11 337 1 VI 248.2 included with Virgin Islands, British Angola 2 12 244 AO 762.0 Anguilla 4 13 1 AV 248.1 Dependent territory of United Kingdom Antarctica 10 14 672 AY Includes Scott & Casey U.S. bases Antigua and Barbuda 4 15 1 AC 248.4 Antipodes Islands 8 356 217 64 NZ 614.1 included with New Zealand Argentina 6 16 54 AR 357.0 Armenia 9 17 7 AM 463.1 Aruba 4 18 297 AA 277.9 part of the Netherlands realm Ascension Island 2 19 264 247 SH 758.0 included with Saint Helena Auckland Islands 8 357 217 64 NZ 614.1 included with New Zealand Australia 8 20 61 AS 602.1 Austria 1 21 43 AU 433.0 Azerbaijan 9 22 7 AJ 463.2 Azores 1 23 245 351 PO 471.0 included with Portugal Bahamas, The 4 24 1 BF 236.0 Bahrain 3 25 973 BA 525.0 Baker Island 8 1026 11 FQ 980.0 Balearic Islands 1 27 293 34 SP 470.0 included with Spain -
Bahamas & Caribbean – Cruising the United States Virgin Islands Yacht
Marinalife Cruise Itineraries – US Virgin Islands 1 Bahamas & Caribbean – Cruising the United States Virgin Islands Of all the European nations busy colonizing the Caribbean during the golden age of sail; Denmark is the least likely to pop up in the mind of present day sailors. The Danes, however, started colonies on St. Thomas in 1665 and St. John in 1683. West Indian sugar was the driving force behind colonization then. Slave labor planted and harvested sugar cane. A triangular trade developed where Danish merchants traded African slaves for loaves of brown sugar that were sent across the Atlantic to sweeten the tables in Danish homes. In 1733, France sold St. Croix to Denmark, and from that time on the three Scandinavian owned islands were called the Danish West Indies. For the sum of $25 million, in 1917, the United States purchased St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix from Denmark. The new United States Virgin Islands became a territory, much like Puerto Rico. That was a good investment by the U.S. government, since today USVI directly generates a half billion dollars annually from travel and tourism. And that is great news for boaters because it has helped USVI develop into a very friendly destination for cruising. 1. - Estimated Mileage: 0 Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas, St. Thomas 340-774-9500 ext 1 HIGHLIGHTS Marinalife Cruise Itineraries – US Virgin Islands 2 Charlotte Amalie is most well known for its extensive cruise ship port and great shopping. It is all that and more. Once your boat is provisioned and all necessary supplies are onboard, spend a fun day shopping before the dock lines are slipped.