Virgin Islands (disambiguation)
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The Virgin Islands
are the part of the Leeward Islands immediately east of Puerto Rico.
Virgin Islands may also refer to:
Virgin Island may also refer to:
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
are the part of the Leeward Islands immediately east of Puerto Rico.
Virgin Islands may also refer to:
- Parts of the Virgin Islands:
- British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom - United States Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin IslandsThe Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
, an unincorporated territory of the United States - Spanish Virgin IslandsSpanish Virgin IslandsThe Spanish Virgin Islands, formerly called the Passage Islands and also known as the Puerto Rican Virgin Islands, are part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, located east of the main island of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican tourist literature uses the name Spanish Virgin Islands, but most general...
or Passage Islands, politically part of Puerto Rico - Dutch Virgin IslandsDutch Virgin IslandsThe Dutch Virgin Islands is the collective name for the enclaves that the Dutch West India Company had in the Virgin Islands. The area was ruled by a director, whose seat was not permanent. The main reason for starting a colony here was that it lay strategically between the Dutch colonies in the...
, a Dutch West India Company colony from 1625-1680
- British Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands (album)Virgin Islands (album)Virgin Islands is an album by the German andean new age band Cusco. It was released originally in 1983, and is currently available from the Prudence label under the title "Virgin Island"....
, 1983 album by Cusco, later released as Virgin Island
Virgin Island may also refer to:
- Île ViergeÎle ViergeÎle Vierge is an islet lying off the north-west coast of Brittany, opposite the village of Lilia. It is in the commune of Plouguerneau, in the département of Finistère. It is the location of the tallest stone lighthouse in Europe, and the tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world...
, islet with a lighthouse, off the north coast of Brittany, France - L'Île vierge, 1897 work by Camille LemonnierCamille LemonnierAntoine Louis Camille Lemonnier was a Belgian writer, poet and journalist. He was a member of the Symbolist La Jeune Belgique group, but his best known works are realist. His first work was Salon de Bruxelles , a collection of art criticism...
- Silion, an island in Cebu Province, Philippines
- Virgin Island (film)Virgin Island (film)Virgin Island is a 1959 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring John Cassavetes, Virginia Maskell and Sidney Poitier. It is an adaptation of the novel Our Virgin Island by Robb White...
, a 1959 British film
See also
- Blue Virgin IslesBlue Virgin IslesBlue Virgin Isles was the fifth album and the international debut from Swedish singer/songwriter Ted Gärdestad, released in late 1978 on the Epic Records label in the UK and Polar Music in Scandinavia....
, 1978 album by Ted Gärdestad - Our Virgin Island, 1953 memoir by Robb WhiteRobb WhiteRobb White was a writer of screenplays, television scripts, and adventure novels; most of the latter had a maritime setting — often the Pacific Navy during World War II. White was best known for juvenile fiction, though he has proven popular with adults as well...