Virgin Gorda in the Caribbean

27 March 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Moon Rise over Saba Rock Island © Louis 92 B/cc-by-sa-3.0

Moon Rise over Saba Rock Island © Louis 92 B/cc-by-sa-3.0

Virgin Gorda is the third-largest (after Tortola and Anegada) and second most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Located at approximately 18 degrees, 48 minutes North, and 64 degrees, 30 minutes West, it covers an area of about 8 square miles (21 km2). Christopher Columbus is said to have named the island “The Fat Virgin”, because the island’s profile on the horizon looks like a fat woman lying on her side.   read more…

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