Tortola

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Jost_Van_Dyke
gptkb:Peter_Island
gptkb:Virgin_Gorda
gptkbp:area 55.7 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Road_Town
gptkbp:climate Tropical savanna
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:currency gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkbp:demographics Predominantly Black population
gptkbp:dialCode +1-284
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Afro-Caribbean
European
gptkbp:governingBody British colony
gptkbp:governorResidence gptkb:Government_House,_Road_Town
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Sage
521 m
gptkbp:historicalEvent Colonized by the British in the 17th century
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Road_Town
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tortola
gptkbp:internetTLD .vg
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code VG
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:British_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:mainIndustry Tourism
Financial services
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Terrance_B._Lettsome_International_Airport
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Hurricane_Irma_(2017)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Andrew_Fahie
gptkb:Dancia_Penn
gptkb:Delores_Christopher
gptkb:Eileene_Parsons
gptkb:Julian_Fraser
gptkb:Lavity_Stoutt
gptkb:Melvin_Hodge
gptkb:Myron_Walwyn
gptkb:Orlando_Smith
gptkb:Shaina_Smith
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:House_of_Assembly_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:population about 24,000
gptkbp:postalCode VG1110
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Atlantic_Standard_Time_(UTC−4)
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Cane_Garden_Bay
gptkb:Mount_Sage_National_Park
gptkb:Smuggler's_Cove
gptkbp:transportation Ferry services to other islands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Virgin_Islands
gptkb:St._John,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
gptkb:Road_Town
gptkb:Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5