Tortola (British Virgin Islands)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tortola_(British_Virgin_Islands)
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Terrance_B._Lettsome_International_Airport
gptkbp:area 55.7 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:British_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:currency gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkbp:demographics Afro-Caribbean majority
gptkbp:dialCode +1-284
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans gptkb:Christopher_Columbus
gptkbp:education gptkb:H._Lavity_Stoutt_Community_College
gptkbp:facilityId gptkb:Dr._D._Orlando_Smith_Hospital
gptkbp:firstEuropeanSightedYear 1493
gptkbp:formerColonyOf British
Dutch
gptkbp:governingBody British colony
gptkbp:hasCoastline beaches
gptkbp:hasHarbor gptkb:Road_Harbour
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Sage
521 meters
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Road_Town
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tortola (British Virgin Islands)
gptkbp:internetTLD .vg
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Road_Town
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:mainIndustry financial services
tourism
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Jost_Van_Dyke
gptkb:Virgin_Gorda
gptkb:Anegada
gptkbp:notableAttraction gptkb:Cane_Garden_Bay
gptkb:Smuggler's_Cove
gptkb:Brewers_Bay
gptkb:Sage_Mountain_National_Park
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:BVI_Spring_Regatta
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Dancia_Penn
gptkb:Delores_Christopher
gptkb:Orlando_Smith
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population approximately 24,000
gptkbp:postalCode VG1110
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:sport gptkb:cricket
football (soccer)
sailing
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Atlantic_Standard_Time_(UTC-4)
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:road
ferry services
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saint_Thomas,_Virgin_Islands
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6