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    Caribbean SeaUnited Kingdom, United States and British Virgin Islands

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    Virgin Islands

    Part of Leeward Islands

    The Virgin Islands (Spanish: Islas Vírgenes) is an archipelago between the North Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Caribbean Sea, located to the immediate east of the main island of Puerto Rico. It generally forms part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies of the Caribbean region.

    Wharf by Marriott−Pacquereau Bay — on St. Thomas island, United States Virgin Islands.
    Wharf by Marriott−Pacquereau Bay — on St. Thomas island, United States Virgin Islands.

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    312 landforms

    Overview

    The Virgin Islands (Spanish: Islas Vírgenes) is an archipelago between the North Atlantic Ocean and northeastern Caribbean Sea, located to the immediate east of the main island of Puerto Rico. It generally forms part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies of the Caribbean region. Geologically separated from the Lesser Antilles by the Anegada Passage and from the Greater Antilles by the Mona passage, all the islands except for Saint Croix lie on the same carbonate platform and insular shelf, known as the Puerto Rico Bank, and same tectonic plate, known as the Puerto Rico–Virgin Islands microplate. Politically, the islands fall into three jurisdictions: the easternmost British overseas territory of the Virgin Islands, commonly referred to as the British Virgin Islands; the central unincorporated American territory of the Virgin Islands of the United States, commonly known as the U.S. Virgin Islands; and the westernmost island-municipalities of the unincorporated American territory of Puerto Rico, officially named Vieques and Culebra but generally called the Spanish Virgin Islands or Puerto Rican Virgin Islands.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands6
    • Minor islands56
    • Islets112
    • Rocks & skerries138

    Major islands

    6
    • Saint Croix

      Saint Croix

      Area
      217 km²
      High point
      334 m

      Saint Croix ( KROY; Spanish: Santa Cruz; Dutch: Sint-Kruis; French: Sainte-Croix; Danish and Norwegian: Sankt Croix; Taino: Ay Ay) is an island in the Caribbean, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.

    • Vieques

      Vieques

      Area
      133 km²
      High point
      281 m

      Vieques ( ; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjekes], locally [ˈbjekeʔ]), officially the Isla de Vieques, is an island and municipality of Puerto Rico, comprising the Spanish Virgin Islands together with Culebra. 5 miles (7 km) wide.

    • Saint Thomas

      Saint Thomas

      Area
      71.3 km²
      High point
      474 m

      S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. Along with surrounding minor islands, it is one of three county equivalents in the USVI. Together with Saint John, it forms one of the districts of the USVI.

    • Tortola

      Tortola

      Area
      56.5 km²
      High point
      521 m

      Tortola is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. 5 square miles) with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in Road Town. Mount Sage is its highest point at 530 metres (1,740 feet) above sea level.

    • Saint John

      Saint John

      Area
      49.7 km²
      High point
      377 m

      Saint John (Danish: Sankt Jan; Spanish: San Juan) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.

    • Anegada

      Anegada

      Area
      39.9 km²
      High point
      13 m

      Anegada is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It lies about 15 miles (24 km) north of Virgin Gorda. Anegada is the only inhabited British Virgin Island formed from coral and limestone, rather than of volcanic origin.

    Minor islands

    56

    Rocks & skerries

    138

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 62 of 312; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m521 mTortola474 mSaint Thomas414 mVirgin Gorda377 mSaint John334 mSaint Croix315 mJost Van Dyke281 mVieques242 mGuana212 mHans Lollik210 mBeef196 mGreat Thatch185 mCulebra169 mGreat Camanoe160 mPeter
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Saint Croix: 217 km²Saint CroixVieques: 133 km²ViequesSaint Thomas: 71.3 km²Saint ThomasTortola: 56.5 km²TortolaSaint John: 49.7 km²Saint JohnAnegada: 39.9 km²AnegadaCulebra: 26.8 km²CulebraVirgin Gorda: 21.9 km²Virgin GordaJost Van Dyke: 8.5 km²Jost Van DykePeter: 4.3 km²PeterBeef: 4 km²BeefGreat Camanoe: 3.3 km²Great CamanoeGuana: 3 km²GuanaNorman: 2.5 km²NormanWater: 2 km²WaterHans Lollik: 2 km²Hans LollikCooper: 1.4 km²CooperCayo Luis Peña: 1.4 km²Cayo Luis PeñaCayo Norte: 1.3 km²Cayo NorteGreat Thatch: 1.2 km²Great ThatchCulebrita: 1.1 km²CulebritaGinger: 1 km²GingerGreat Tobago: 0.99 km²Great TobagoScrub: 0.97 km²ScrubThatch Cay: 0.96 km²Thatch CaySalt: 0.79 km²SaltPrickly Pear: 0.73 km²Prickly PearSavana: 0.73 km²SavanaBuck: 0.7 km²BuckGreat Saint James: 0.65 km²Great Saint JamesLittle Jost Van Dyke: 0.64 km²Little Jost Van D…Frenchman's Cay: 0.58 km²Frenchman's CayHassel: 0.56 km²HasselInner Brass: 0.52 km²Inner BrassLovango Cay: 0.5 km²Lovango CayMoskito Island(BVI): 0.5 km²Moskito Island(BV…Outer Brass: 0.45 km²Outer BrassLittle Hans Lollik: 0.43 km²Little Hans LollikGreat Dog: 0.37 km²Great DogNecker: 0.32 km²Necker
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Saint Croix217 km²
    Vieques133 km²
    Saint Thomas71.3 km²
    Tortola56.5 km²
    Saint John49.7 km²
    Anegada39.9 km²
    Culebra26.8 km²
    Virgin Gorda21.9 km²
    Jost Van Dyke8.5 km²
    Peter Island4.3 km²
    Beef Island4 km²
    Great Camanoe3.3 km²
    Guana Island3 km²
    Norman Island2.5 km²
    Water Island2 km²
    Hans Lollik Island2 km²
    Cooper Island1.4 km²
    Cayo Luis Peña1.4 km²
    Cayo Norte1.3 km²
    Great Thatch1.2 km²
    Culebrita Island1.1 km²
    Ginger Island1 km²
    Great Tobago Island0.99 km²
    Scrub Island0.97 km²
    Thatch Cay0.96 km²
    Salt Island0.79 km²
    Prickly Pear0.73 km²
    Savana Island0.73 km²
    Buck Island0.7 km²
    Great Saint James Island0.65 km²
    Little Jost Van Dyke0.64 km²
    Frenchman's Cay0.58 km²
    Hassel Island0.56 km²
    Inner Brass Island0.52 km²
    Lovango Cay0.5 km²
    Moskito Island(BVI)0.5 km²
    Outer Brass Island0.45 km²
    Little Hans Lollik Island0.43 km²
    Great Dog0.37 km²
    Necker Island0.32 km²
    Little Saint James Island0.29 km²
    Grass Cay0.25 km²
    Little Tobago Island0.24 km²
    Salt Cay0.22 km²
    Little Thatch Island0.21 km²
    Fallen Jerusalem Island0.21 km²
    Bovoni Cay0.21 km²
    Mingo Cay0.2 km²
    Capella Islands0.18 km²
    Buck Island0.18 km²
    George Dog0.17 km²
    Little Camanoe0.17 km²
    Cayo Lobo0.16 km²
    West Cay0.15 km²
    Dead Chest Island0.15 km²
    Dutchcap Cay0.14 km²
    Patricia Cay0.13 km²
    Saba Island0.13 km²
    Eustatia Island0.12 km²
    Ruth Island0.11 km²
    West Dog0.1 km²

    Groups within

    2

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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