Soil Series Atlas

Soils of the U.S. Virgin Islands

23 soil series mapped on 75,932 acres

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftATopsoil0–15 cm · 0–6 inABTopsoil grading to subsoil15–28 cm · 6–11 inBw1Subsoil · color or structure change28–36 cm · 11–14 inBw2Subsoil · color or structure change36–51 cm · 14–20 inCParent material51–84 cm · 20–33 inCrSoft bedrock84–127 cm · 33–50 inRHard bedrock127–152 cm · 50–60 in050100150cmATopsoil0–15 cm · 0–6 inABTopsoil grading tosubsoil15–28 cm · 6–11 inBw1Subsoil · color orstructure change28–36 cm · 11–14 inBw2Subsoil · color orstructure change36–51 cm · 14–20 inCParent material51–84 cm · 20–33 inCrSoft bedrock84–127 cm · 33–50 inRHard bedrock127–152 cm · 50–60 in
Victory, to scale.

Inceptisols — young soils with weakly developed horizons

The state soil, Victory, ranks 4th of 23 series here on 7,368 acres. First place goes to Southgate, an Inceptisol covering 11.7% of the state’s mapped soil. Mollisols make up more than two thirds of the mapped soil (67.3%). Its 23 mapped series are the fewest of any state or territory here.

Atlas series mapped in the U.S. Virgin IslandsGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Virgin Islands

Largest series in the U.S. Virgin Islands

  1. SouthgateInceptisols · 8,918 acres11.74%
  2. AnnabergMollisols · 7,794 acres10.26%
  3. GlynnMollisols · 7,783 acres10.25%
  4. VictoryInceptisols · 7,368 acres9.70%
  5. ArawakMollisols · 6,279 acres8.27%
  6. CramerMollisols · 5,528 acres7.28%
  7. FredriksdalMollisols · 5,231 acres6.89%
  8. HesselbergMollisols · 4,082 acres5.38%
  9. SusannabergMollisols · 3,757 acres4.95%
  10. DorotheaAlfisols · 3,392 acres4.47%