island, British Virgin Islands

Tortola is the largest island in British Virgin Islands and part of the small Antilles that separate the Caribbean from the Atlantic Ocean. The name comes from Tortola ("Turtle Pigeon") in Spain. It is about 60 miles (100 km) east of Puerto Rico. Tortola consists of a series of steep hills that are not affected by lateral valleys. The width of the island is about 3 miles (5 km), the highest peak is 1,781 feet (543 m), a mountain of wise men. There are plants from the Great Antilles and rare fragments of dry (drought-resistant) forests that contain species not found elsewhere in Tortola.

The island is most suitable for livestock climate and topography agriculture. Major economic activities are tourism and financial services, but it is important to export livestock to US Virgin Islands. The government maintains a farm producing mixtures of heat-tolerance of tropical cattle and yield seen in temperate climate. About four-fifths of the British Virgin Islands live in Tortola, Africa. The area is 21 square miles (54 square kilometers). It is popular. (2000) 19, 282; (2010) 23, 419

Today, the Virgin Islands are politically divided between the United Kingdom and the United States - the eastern islands form the British Virgin Islands, the western islands form the American Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands are British overseas territories such as Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada. The U.S. territory of the Virgin Islands is governed by the elected Governor. This territory is under the jurisdiction of the President of the United States of America. They are American citizens, but Virgin Islanders can not vote for the presidential election and can not choose voting members. They have delegates elected in the US House of Representatives Can vote at the Parliamentary Committee, but they can not vote in the House.

Because the Virgin Islands are divided into the United States and the UK, you have a US Virgin Islands (USVI) and a British Virgin Islands (BVI). USVI consists of four large islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, Water Island and approximately 50 small islands and coral reefs. The total area of ​​USVI is 133 square miles. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) consists of four large islands, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Vanderk and Anegada, and 32 small islands. The total area of ​​British Virgin Islands is 59 square miles. The British Virgin Islands are located in the northeastern part of the US Virgin Islands