The British Virgin Islands is an overseas district of the United
Kingdom. It belongs of over 50 islands
& cays settled in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In the beginning a share of the Dutch
Empire, the Islands existed acquired by Britain in 1672.
The Islands existed appointed along Christopher Columbus later
Saint Ursula, who by legend had a as a consequence of 11,000 virgin
maids.
The British Virgin Islands comprise about 50 small Caribbean islands;
in 15 are occupied. They are set a few miles east of the U.S. Virgin
Islands. The North Atlantic Ocean lies to the north of the islands,
& the Caribbean Sea lies to the south.
The largest islands of the grouping are
Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, & Jost Van Dyke. Road Town,
the capital and largest city, is situated on Tortola.
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