Also, the United States dollar is the official currency on both the British and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The blue waters and sky of St John
Though the islands are not labeled part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, some argue that Vieques and Culebra are geographically part of the Virgin Islands chain, and note that Vieques and Culebra are closer to St. Thomas, than St. Thomas is to St. Croix.
Vieques and Culubra belonged to Spain prior to the Spanish-American War in 1898.
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Though the islands are not labeled part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, some argue that Vieques and Culebra are geographically part of the Virgin Islands chain, and note that Vieques and Culebra are closer to St. Thomas, than St. Thomas is to St. Croix.
Bareboat charter in the BVI’s
These islands are leeward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from the east, so the islands are downwind from, or in the lee of, leeward of, the southeasternmost Windward Islands, where the trade winds blow first.
Vieques and Culubra belonged to Spain prior to the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Scenes from various snorkeling sites on Anegada’s reef. Sting rays, tarpons, nurse sharks, Tangs, Wrasses, Damsels, Juvenile Angels and more.
These islands are leeward because the prevailing winds in the area blow from the east, so the islands are downwind from, or in the lee of, leeward of, the southeasternmost Windward Islands, where the trade winds blow first.
West of the Virgin Islands lie the islands of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, U.S.A., that since a 1990s tourist campaign have re-christened themselves the Spanish Virgin Islands, though they are seldom so identified on maps and atlases.
Necker island Richard Branson’s (virgin) private resort. A dream holiday in the bahamas
The Virgin Islands are an archipelago in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
