
The
Virgin Islands
are a magical
Caribbean archipelago of more than forty islands and cays. They
seem to have been created expressly for the pleasures of
yachting and water sports. Located about 60 miles east of Puerto
Rico; volcanic in origin, the British Virgin Islands feature
rugged mountain peaks rising from the blue Caribbean Sea with
unusual names such as Great Dog, Fallen Jerusalem, Prickly Pear
and Pelican Island. The islands, many of them uninhabited and
attainable only by yacht, offer solitude and a simplicity of
living unknown to most people.
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Anegada
| Cooper
Island | Jost
Van Dyke,Sandy Cay,Sandy Spit |
Norman
Island | Peter
Island | Salt
Island | Tortola
| Virgin
Gorda
The
Caribbean islands' peculiar names were first given by Columbus in
1493. He named the scattered islands as a group in honor
of St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgins who, according to
history were murdered by the pagan Huns in the 13th
century.
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