DESTINATION BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with over fifty other smaller islands and cays. Approximately fifteen of the islands are inhabited. The capital, Road Town, is situated on Tortola, the largest island which is approximately 20 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide.
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Anegada,
The Baths,
Beef Island,
Cooper Island,
Copper Mine,
Ginger Island,
Jost Van Dyke,
Mosquito Island,
Necker Island,
Norman Island,
Salt Island,
Virgin Gorda,
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DISCOVER TORTOLA
Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Local belief is that the name was originally given to the island by Christopher Columbus, meaning land of the Turtle Dove. In actuality Columbus named the island Santa Ana ...
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DISCOVER TORTOLA:
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Fort Burt,
Fort Charlotte,
Fort George,
Fort Purcell,
Queen Elizabeth Bridge,
Road Town,
Road Town Fort,
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DISCOVER ANEGADA
Anegada is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It lies approximately 15 miles north of Virgin Gorda. Anegada is the only inhabited British Virgin Island formed from coral and limestone, rather than being of volcanic origin ...
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DISCOVER BEEF ISLAND
Beef Island is an island in the British Virgin Islands. It is located to the east of Tortola, and the two islands are connected by the Queen Elizabeth Bridge. Beef Island is the site of the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (IATA code EIS), the main commercial airport that serves Tortola and the rest of the British Virgin Islands ...
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DISCOVER COOPER ISLAND
Cooper Island is a small island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. There are four privately owned properties on the island, plus a small beach club resort. The island lies adjacent to wreck alley, a popular wreck diving site in the British Virgin Islands where a number of vessels have been deliberately sunk as dive sites ...
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DISCOVER GINGER ISLAND
Ginger Island is a presently uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It is one of the last undeveloped privately held islands in the Territory. It is the location of two of the better dive sites in the British Virgin Islands: Alice in Wonderland and Ginger Steppes ...
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DISCOVER JOST VAN DYKE
At roughly 8 square kilometers, Jost Van Dyke is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Jost Van Dyke lies about 5 miles to the northwest of Tortola and 5 miles to the north of Saint John ...
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DISCOVER MOSQUITO ISLAND
Mosquito Island (sometimes spelled Moskito Island) is off the coast of Virgin Gorda and has long been a favourite for scuba divers and sailors. Virgin Limited Edition plans to turn the island into a premier Ecotourism resort in the British Virgin Islands and will minimize its carbon footprint throughout its development ...
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DISCOVER NECKER ISLAND
Necker Island is a small island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda. The island is owned by Sir Richard Branson, famous for his Virgin brand, and it is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties. The island was named after the 17th century Dutch squadron commander Johannes de Neckere ...
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DISCOVER NORMAN ISLAND
Norman Island is located at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel Treasure Island. It is said that the island was named after a pirate who bought it or leased it at some point during the early 18th century ...
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DISCOVER SALT ISLAND
Salt Island is one of the islands of the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands located southeast of Tortola. It is named after its salt ponds, which were once an important resource. The population of the island hasn't been more than three people since at least 1980. They pay an annual rent to the Queen of a one pound bag of salt ...
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DISCOVER VIRGIN GORDA
Virgin Gorda is the third-largest (after Tortola and Anegada) and second most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Located at approximately 18 degrees, 48 minutes North, and 64 degrees, 30 minutes West, it covers an area of about 8 square miles. Christopher Columbus is said to have named the island The Fat Virgin...
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THE BATHS, VIRGIN GORDA
The Baths is a beach area on the island of Virgin Gorda among the British Virgin Islands. The Baths are situated about 2 km south off the maintown Spanish Town at the southern tip of the island between Spring Bay and Devil's Bay. The Baths are an area of unique geologic formations and one of the BVI's major tourist destinations ...
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COPPER MINE, VIRGIN GORDA
The Copper Mine on Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands is a National Park containing the ruins of an abandoned 19th-century copper mine. Copper was first discovered on Virgin Gorda. Local legends also suggest the shafts were originally dug by Spanish adventurers to mine silver in the late fifteenth century ...
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British Virgin Islands destination information from sources at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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