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Coral Bay | |
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Subdistrict | |
Location within the United States Virgin Islands | |
Coordinates: 18°21′N 64°43′W / 18.350°N 64.717°W | |
Country | United States |
Territory | U.S. Virgin Islands |
District | Saint John |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 634[1] |
Coral Bay is a town and a sub-district on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the southeastern side of the island. It was the commercial center of the island in the 19th century as the site of the largest plantation, but from the 1950s onward the population dwindled as the Cruz Bay side of the island with its airport and ferry service to St. Thomas became the gateway to the Virgin Islands National Park. Today Coral Bay is a thriving small community with small outdoor restaurants, grocery stores, businesses and tourism services.