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Encyclopedia > Tortola

Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Tortola is 12 miles long and 3 miles wide. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...


Tortola is a mountainous island which was formed by volcanic activity; its highest peak is Mount Sage at 1750 feet. Tortola lies near an earthquake fault, and minor earthquakes are common. Eruption redirects here. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ...


The population of Tortola is roughly 14,000. The principal settlement is Road Town, the capital of the British Virgin Islands. Road Town, located on Tortola island, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands. ...


Tourism is the main source of income to the island. Visitors either arrive by boat or fly to Beef Island and drive across the short bridge to Tortola. White-sand beaches, such as Cane Garden Bay, are popular attractions. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ...


You can find a map of Tortola at Caribbean-On-Line.com


Even though the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are under the British flag, the U.S. Dollar is the official currency. The island is home to many offshore banking companies that do business worldwide.


The local music is called Fungi Band music (ponounced "foon-jee". It comprises small ukelelee guitars, 'bath-pan bass', a flute and 'shack-shack' made from the shell of a dried out gourd. The lead singers perform in the call and response singing pattern. The theme of the music ranges from love relationships to social issues affecting the people and government economy.


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Elite Island Resorts : About the British Virgin Islands (505 words)
The primary islands of the British Virgin Islands are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke.
Tortola's mountain peaks are covered with frangipani and sage on its southern coast, while its northern shores flaunt white sandy beaches, groves of succulent bananas and mangoes and groups of palm trees.
Jost Van Dyke is a four-square mile island to the north of Tortola's West End with a population of 200.
Cruise Critic Destinations: Tortola (2455 words)
The reason is that the assets of Tortola proper are limited in size and number, and the presence of even one large cruise ship in port puts enough visitors on the ground to overwhelm and overrun most of them.
Tortola and most of the BVI are mountainous islands, and, though verdant-green when seen from afar, the climate and vegetation are much drier than many Caribbean isles.
Lastly, one of Tortola's greatest attributes is the genuinely friendly attitude of its residents; don't expect the venality and sub rosa resentment of Americans ofttimes found in the Caribbean.
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