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  2. Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda - Wikipedia

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    The Copper Mine is a protected site and tourist attraction. However, it is in a perilous state, and sits in a position which is particularly exposed to hurricanes.. The Copper Mine Committee, in cooperation with the National Parks Trust of the British Virgin Islands, has undertaken to reconstruct the site using the footprint of the buildings and plans developed by archaeologists familiar with ...

  3. Virgin Gorda - Wikipedia

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    An unusual geologic formation known as "the Baths" located on the southern end of the island makes Virgin Gorda one of the BVI's major tourist destinations. At the Baths, in spite of evidence of the island's largely volcanic origins, huge granite boulders lie in piles on the beach, forming scenic grottoes that are open to the sea. Granite is an ...

  4. Whelk Point Fort - Wikipedia

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    Although that settlement declined in importance, for a considerable part of the Territory's history (when the main administration of the islands was conducted from Spanish Town on Virgin Gorda), that was the most significant settlement on Tortola. The fort never actually fired a shot in anger under British command.

  5. Category:Ruins in the British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Ruins in the British Virgin Islands" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. The Baths - Wikipedia

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    The Baths is situated about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south off Spanish Town at the southern tip of the island between Spring Bay and Devil's Bay. The Baths is an area of unique geologic formations ( batholiths ) and one of the BVI's major tourist destinations.

  7. Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    Spanish Town on southern Virgin Gorda is the second largest town (after Road Town) on the British Virgin Islands. Also known as Valley, Spanish Town offers numerous shopping possibilities. The heart of the town is its Yacht Harbor marina, with many bareboat sailing activities every day.

  8. Fallen Jerusalem Island - Wikipedia

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    Fallen Jerusalem is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, located to the south of Virgin Gorda.It obtained its name from the large number of oversized volcanic boulders that are scattered over the island (some of which weigh thousands of tons) which give it the vague resemblance of a destroyed city.

  9. Fort George, Tortola - Wikipedia

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    Fort George is a colonial fort which was erected on the northeast edge of Road Town, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands above Baugher's Bay. The site is now a ruin. The site is now a ruin. The original structure is believed by some to have been built at an unascertained date by the original Dutch settlers of the islands to protect slave pens ...

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