Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2016 | Page 63

TORTOLA

FOUR

MAIN
ISLANDS
OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

The capital island is the largest
and most populated of the British
Virgin Islands. Here you’ll find
government offices and the
financial sector. Road Town is the
capital of Tortola and home of the
J.R. O’Neal Botanic Gardens, Sage
Mountain National Park, Virgin
Islands Folk Museum and other
historical places of interest.

VIRGIN GORDA

The third largest of the four
main islands. One of its main
attractions is The Baths, located
at its southern end, “a geological
wonder comprised of aweinspiring granite boulders, which
form sheltered sea pools on the
beach’s edge.” (www.bvi.gov.
vg) Another attraction is the
Old Copper Mine, remnants of
the housing area of the Cornish
miners who worked and lived
there with their famiilies in the
1860’s.

ANEGADA

This is the only coral island in
the Virgin Islands’ chain which
boasts miles and miles of white
sand beaches. It is known for its
many shipwrecks, large salt ponds,
beautiful fauna and Caribbean
flamingos

JOST VAN DYKE
The smallest of the four main
islands and considered to be a
sailor’s haven.

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