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Virgin Gorda

second largest island in the BVI, Virgin Gorda means "Fat or Pregnant Virgin," so named by Columbus for its shape as seen on the sea's horizon. Of volcanic origin, Virgin Gorda has a mountainous center, the location of Gorda Peak National Park, that connects three very different worlds: the waterworld North Sound, its secluded Beach Coast and the boulder-strewn plains of The Baths and The Valley--Virgin Gorda's main habitation.

Virgin Gorda's "hidden" Beach Coast was revealed to the world when Laurence Rockefeller (whose land donations also started the National Parks Trust) spent the magnificent sum of $8 million in 1964 to create his famous Resort at Little Dix Bay.

each Coast. Found north of "The Valley"/ Yacht Harbour, this unique Beach Coast, an area of entrancing beauty, somewhat remote in character, but close by car, offers a variety of intriguing places to stay on pristine, secluded beaches. Pictured above is Little Dix Bay and the rest of the Beach Coast to the north, including beaches at Savannah Bay, Pond Bay, Mahoe Bay, Nail Bay and Long Bay. See Touring Virgin Gorda by Land and Water.

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