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Article: British Virgin Islands
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British Virgin Islands
Culture Name
British Virgin Islander
Alternative Name
BVI, Virgin Islander
Orientation
Identification.
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, which also includes the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix. Christopher Columbus named the Virgin Islands after Saint Ursula and her eleven thousand martyred virgins. Tortola is the largest and most densely populated of the British Virgin Islands and is separated from Saint Thomas by a narrow and easily traversed sea channel. This physical proximity contributed to a long history of social and economic interaction and interdependence ...
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Article: Ghana tourism minister urges black Virgin Islanders ...
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September 26, 2005 ;
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... ... Worldstream 09-26-2005 Dateline: CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands Ghana's tourism minister on Monday urged black Virgin Islanders to reconnect with their African roots by visiting and investing in his country. Addressing the U.S. Caribbean territory ...
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