Virgin Gorda

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Virgin Gorda
The Baths
The Baths
Waters Caribbean Sea
Archipelago Virgin Islands
Geographical location 18 ° 28 ′  N , 64 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 18 ° 28 ′  N , 64 ° 24 ′  W
Virgin Gorda (British Virgin Islands)
Virgin Gorda
length 15.9 km
width 4.9 km
surface 21.9 km²
Highest elevation Gorda Peak
418  m
Residents 3930 (2010)
179 inhabitants / km²
main place Spanish Town

Virgin Gorda is square kilometers with an area of approximately 22 after Tortola and Anegada the third largest British Virgin Islands ( English British Virgin Islands, BVI ). According to the 2010 census, the island has 3930 inhabitants. The main town with about 1000 inhabitants (2006) is Spanish Town . The highest point on the island is Gorda Peak with a height of 418  m .

Christopher Columbus called the island "The Fat Virgin" because its silhouette resembles a plump woman lying on her back.

Swimming and snorkeling and, more recently, bouldering are the main attractions of tourism. A draw for visitors are the unusual geological formations in the southwest known as The Baths . There huge blocks of granite form grottos that open towards the sea.

Virgin Gorda is a popular destination for sailors, so there are several marinas here . In the northeast of the island is the Bitter End Yacht Club Marina with 70 moorings . The Gorda Yacht Harbor in Spanish Town is on the west coast. Yachts with a length of up to 49 meters and a draft of up to 3 meters can moor here. There is also a boatyard for repair and maintenance work.

Also of importance are the ruins of the old copper mine , which was operated in the south-east of the island in the middle of the 19th century with the help of miners from Cornwall .

There is a small airfield east of Spanish Town .

gallery

  • Impression

  • sunset

  • Mangrove Beach

Web links

Commons : British Virgin Islands  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
  • Our Islands. Virgin Gorda. Government of the Virgin Islands(English).;
  • Virgin Gorda. In: The British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands Tourist Board;
  • Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. In: British Virgin Islands. Bareboats BVI, January 5, 2015(English).;

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Areas of the British Virgin Islands ( Memento of April 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Virgin Islands 2010 Population and Housing Census Report. (PDF; 2.52 MB) Executive Summary. Government of the Virgin Islands - Central Statistics Office, December 1, 2016, p. 1 , accessed January 1, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Gorda Peak National Park. In: The British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands Tourist Board, accessed January 1, 2018 .
  4. ^ The Baths - Virgin Gorda. In: British Virgin Islands. Bareboats BVI, January 5, 2015, accessed January 1, 2018 .
  5. ↑ marinas. Bitter End Yacht Club Marina. In: The British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands Tourist Board, accessed January 1, 2018 .
  6. ↑ marinas. Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor. In: The British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands Tourist Board, accessed January 1, 2018 .
  7. ↑ The Copper Mine Ruins, Virgin Gorda. In: British Virgin Islands. Bareboats BVI, January 5, 2015, accessed on March 16, 2020 .