Name: |
Virgin Islands |
Country coordinates: |
|
Flag: |
 |
Name lang: |
ces | Britské Panenské ostrovy |
cym | British Virgin Islands |
deu | Britische Jungferninseln |
fra | Îles Vierges britanniques |
hrv | Britanski Djevičanski Otoci |
ita | Isole Vergini Britanniche |
nld | Britse Maagdeneilanden |
per | جزایر ویرجین بریتانیا |
pol | Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze |
rus | Британские Виргинские острова |
spa | Islas Vírgenes del Reino Unido |
swe | Brittiska Jungfruöarna |
|
Demonyms: |
|
Code: |
|
languages: |
|
Religion: |
|
Capital: |
Road Town |
Coordinates of the capital: |
|
Region: |
Americas |
Subregion: |
Caribbean |
Area: |
151 |
Population size: (2025-06-19 21:32) |
|
Auto code: |
|
Borders: |
|
CallingCode: |
+1284 |
Currency: |
|
Time zones: |
|
Domain: |
|
Website rating: |
|
International organizations: |
OECS |
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States |
VGB |
A country, state, region... (1) |
Dependent political entity (PCLD)
| 1 | |
Stream, lake... (274) |
Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 28 | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 9 | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 135 | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 12 | Channel (CHN)
(The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows) | 1 | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 42 | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 6 | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 6 | Section of intermittent stream (STMIX)
| 2 | Sound (SD)
(A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water) | 2 | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 14 | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 4 | Canalized stream (STMC)
(A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened) | 1 | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 2 | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 2 | Seaplane landing area (AIRS)
(A place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off) | 2 | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 1 | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 4 | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 1 | |
Parks, area ... (30) |
Port (PRT)
(A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor) | 1 | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 19 | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 5 | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 1 | Coast (CST)
(A zone of variable width straddling the shoreline) | 4 | |
City, village... (142) |
Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 84 | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 19 | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 38 | |
Spot, building, farm (31) |
Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 3 | Landing (LDNG)
(A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities) | 1 | Marina (MAR)
(A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.) | 2 | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 23 | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 1 | Heliport (AIRH)
(A place where helicopters land and take off) | 1 | |
Mountain, hill, rock... (295) |
Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 132 | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 10 | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 11 | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 45 | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 6 | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 8 | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 28 | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 7 | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 3 | Land-tied island (ISLT)
(A coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes) | 2 | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 2 | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 40 | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 1 | |