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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 largest island, Tortola, is approximately 20 km (approx. 12 mi) long and 5 km (approx. 3 mi) wide.
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British Virgin Islands - NASA ALI Earth Observing-1 (Visible Color) Satellite Image. The majority of the islands are steep and hilly due to their volcanic origin. [3] The lowest point of the island chain is the Caribbean Sea while the highest point is Mount Sage at 521 metres (1,709 ft) above sea level and there are 80 kilometres (50 mi) of coastline. [1]
"ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006. "UN Location Codes: British Virgin Islands". UN/LOCODE 2006-2. UNECE. 30 April 2007. Airports in the British Virgin Islands at Great Circle Mapper
The 3 "Sister Islands", including the neighbouring islets, are administered through 3 Districts, run by District Officers, under the Deputy Governor of the BVI [2] "in order to monitor, promote and facilitate the delivery of Government services to the sister islands of Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke". This administrative setting is ...
In some older charts, Pelican Island is referred to as Witch Island, as is Flanagan Island. This confusion may be connected to a pre-1977 lack of clarification as to whether Flanagan formed part of the Danish (now US) islands, or the British Virgin Islands.
The following 55 pages use this file: Anegada; Auguste George Airport; Beef Island; Bellamy Cay; Buck Island (British Virgin Islands) Carvel Rock (British Virgin Islands) Cockroach Island; Cooper Island (British Virgin Islands) Dead Chest Island, British Virgin Islands; Diamond Cay; East Seal Dog Island; Eustatia Island; Fallen Jerusalem Island ...
The official currency of the British Virgin Islands has been the United States dollar (US$) since 1959, the currency also used by the United States Virgin Islands. [3] The British Virgin Islands enjoys one of the more prosperous economies of the Caribbean region, with a per capita average income of around $47,000 (2022 est.) [47]