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Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Description — Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Virgin Gorda is an island of volcanic origin, one of the Virgin Islands, the third largest by area and the second most populous in the British Overseas Territory of the British Virgin Islands. Population - 3063 people (2003), living within an area of 21 km². Almost everyone lives in Spanish Town, the island’s capital. Virgin Gorda is an island of volcanic origin; its highest point is 450 m above sea level (Gorda Peak). The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493. Later, pirate bases were established on the island.
Its north-eastern part is the summit of an underwater volcano, whose elevated slopes spread out in all directions, forming numerous peninsulas and headlands, especially those projecting into the sea in the north-east and south-west. The southern part of the island is a plain and is almost entirely taken up by the buildings of the island’s capital, Spanish Town.
Spanish Town is the island’s main settlement, so small that even remotely it does not resemble a city. It is a rather chaotic complex of low houses and narrow streets, centered around the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour, where most shops, restaurants, banks, and entertainment centers are located.
the British Virgin Islands are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Lesser Antilles - many islands and islets, only a small portion of which are inhabited. The largest are Tortola (54 sq. km), Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke. The islands are predominantly flat.
The British Virgin Islands’ main advantage is nature of incomparable beauty and simply fairy-tale beaches. The island of Virgin Gorda is the most visited among all the islands of the archipelago.
ClimateThe climate is tropical marine, trade-wind, warm and very even. The average monthly temperature throughout the year varies only slightly - from +22-24 C in winter to +28-29 C in summer. Daily temperature fluctuations are also not pronounced.
Precipitation is up to 1300 mm per year; two dry (winter and summer) and two rainy (spring and autumn) seasons are distinguished here. The maximum rainfall occurs between September and November-December, although even at this time, rainy days are no more than five or six per month. Between July and October, the likelihood of tropical hurricanes passing over the islands is high, though they are recorded significantly less often here than over the nearby Leeward Islands. The most favorable time to travel to the islands is from mid-December through the end of April.
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Национальный парк Прикли Пир
Национальный парк Прикли Пир (Колючая Груша) расположен на севере острова Верджин-Горда. В 1988 году эта часть острова с многочисленными кактусам вида "колючая груша" была признана заповедником. Кроме кактусов, здесь растут множество белых и черных мангровых деревьев. Низины образуют четыре соленых озера, которые каждый год принимают стаи мигрирующих птиц. На южном берегу национального парка растет самый редкий вид мангрового леса – красный. В его корнях обитает множество рыб и других морских обитателей.
Национальный парк Батс
Батс (Ванны) - национальный парк, расположенный на юго-западном побережье острова Верджин-Горда. Это место не похоже ни на одно другое побережье Карибского моря. Эта знаменитая область являет путешественнику просто сюрреалистическую картину. Гигантские валуны, словно бы устремляющиеся в море по лесистым склонам, образуют настоящие природные лабиринты с пещерами и водоемами. Именно в Батс, на заливе Дэвил-Бей созданы превосходные условия для любителей всевозможных водных развлечений.
Национальный парк Пик Горда
Национальный парк Пик Горда сохранил одну из самых старых частей естественного леса на Карибском побережье. Эта возвышенность является второй по высоте точкой на Виргинских Британских островах. Высота пика Горда составляет около 420 метров над уровнем моря. Но наибольший интерес в парке представляет разнообразие животного и растительного мира. Правительство острова приложило все усилия, чтобы не только сохранить, но и восполнить местные популяции птиц и животных. Площадь его лишь немного больше квадратного километра, но парк поражает биологическим разнообразием. Около ста видов редких животных, 10 разновидностей змей, около 70-ти видов птиц, а также 6 видов орхидей, которые встречаются только здесь.
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La Romana, Dominican Republic, Samana, Dominican Republic, Virgin Gorda, B.V.i., Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, Nevis, At Sea, Catalina Island, Dominican Rep, La Romana, Dominican Republic
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