We may earn a commission from affiliate links. In , British planters took over the islands from the original Dutch settlers, and they attained the status of a British colony. Today, the BVI remain a Territory under the British Crown and are world-renowned for their excellent sailing and yachting, many dive sites, and dazzling beaches. Home to the capital city of Road Town, Tortola is the most populated of the islands and a gateway to the archipelago. You'll find many of the larger Virgin Islands' resorts here. Except for Anegada, all these islands are volcanic, with dramatic landscapes of lush peaks plunging to crystal-clear bays.

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Virgin Islands , group of about 90 small islands, islets, cays, and rocks in the West Indies , situated some 40 to 50 miles 64 to 80 kilometres east of Puerto Rico. The islands extend from west to east for about 60 miles and are located west of the Anegada Passage , a major channel connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Their combined land area is about square miles square kilometres. The former is a British colony consisting of four larger islands— Tortola , Anegada , Virgin Gorda , and Jost Van Dyke —and 32 smaller islands and islets, of which more than 20 are uninhabited. Their total area is 59 square miles, and they lie to the north and east of the U.


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The Flag of the U. Virgin Islands features a white background with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I. The coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red and six white vertical stripes below a blue panel.



Book your next dream early booking yacht vacation online and help us save the ocean life! If we are looking at the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean region from a distance, we will see something like we would only see through a kaleidoscope. The sight of the bright blue water, the yellow sunshine, the colourful ports, and the sandy beaches resemble the pieces of mosaic.