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The Virgin Islands are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The islands are divided into two parts, one of which, the British Virgin Islands to the east and north, is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The other, the U.S. Virgin Islands to the west and south, is an unincorporated and organized United States territory.
Christopher Columbus named the islands Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Vírgenes (shortened to Las Vírgenes), after Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virginal handmaidens. They were inhabited by Carib Indians, who were all murdered after Spain took over the islands in 1555 for the Holy Roman Empire under the rule of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor .
The islands were later peopled by Africans who were enslaved on sugar plantations, and on at least one indigo plantation. The sugar plantations are now gone, but the descendents of the slaves are still there, sharing a common West Indian culture with the other English-speaking islands of the Caribbean.
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Just got back from a great sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands. Happy New Year!
coreyhascall (Corey Hascall) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:11:25 -0000
Just got back from a great sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands. Happy New Year!
#imfrom St. Thomas, Virgin Islands :)
KissTheStarsD (Delcina Freeman) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:52:05 -0000
#imfrom St. Thomas, Virgin Islands :)
#imfrom St. Martin, Virgin Islands... you just GOTTA love me!
joeybabi (Josee) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:48:42 -0000
#imfrom St. Martin, Virgin Islands... you just GOTTA love me!
chuck norris once visited the virgin islands now known as the islands.
dancha2012 (Daniel Chavez) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:19:21 -0000
chuck norris once visited the virgin islands now known as the islands.
Road Harbour, Tortola (British Virgin Islands) http://bit.ly/5otpUa
PinoyBro (PinoyBro) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:03:03 -0000
Road Harbour, Tortola (British Virgin Islands) http://bit.ly/5otpUa
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Badgyal (CeCile) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:32:40 -0000
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Birding in St. John - Detailed trip report.
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