The British Virgin Island of Tortola

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The British Virgin Islands is a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The four main islands are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke.

Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands. The Dutch settled there in 1615 and called it Ter Tholen. When the British took over, they altered the name to its present-day Tortola.

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(left) Issued in 2005 as part of a set of four stamps, Fruits Definitive , the Hog Plum.

(right) 2004 FESTIVAL GOLDEN anniversary, horse races. 

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The Virgin Gorda Baths, British Virgin Islands

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The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a British overseas territory, part of the British West Indies, located about 60 miles east of Puerto Rico. There are about 60 islands in the BVI, many of which are uninhabited. Virgin Gorda is the third largest of the Virgin Islands, which measures eight and a half square miles. 

The Virgin Gorda Baths are one of BVI’s most famous landmarks. The Baths consist of numerous great boulders, creating caves, tunnels, sea pools and grottos. It is one of the main tourist attractions on BVI.

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Charles Wesley (1707 – 1788) was an English hymn writer who wrote over 5500 hymns. In January 2008 BVI issued a set of three stamps for the 300th anniversary of his birth in December 2007.

Thx Meg! 

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