British Virgin Islands

Map of British Virgin Islands

Official name: British Virgin Islands Capital: Road Town Area: total: 153 sq km note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the island of Anegada water: 0 sq km land: 153 sq km Location: Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico Geographic coordinates: 18 30 N, 64 30 W Comparative Area: about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 80 km Terrain: coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Sage 521 m