Virgin Islands
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Summary
Virgin Islands is an archipelago[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of archipelago entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,219 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3], United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caribbean Sea[5]
- Part of: Leeward Islands[6]
- Commons category: Virgin Islands[7]
- Has part(s): United States Virgin Islands[8], British Virgin Islands[9], Spanish Virgin Islands[10]
- Highest point: Mount Sage[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lesser Antilles[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Virgin Islands[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The American Cyclopædia[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18], New International Encyclopedia[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[20]
- Demonym: Virgin Islander[21], virgulinsulano[22], neitsytsaarelainen[23], virgenense[24]
- Native label: Virgin Islands[25]
- Area: 650 km²[26]
- Electrical plug type: NEMA 1-15[27], NEMA 5-15[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of the Virgin Islands[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Virgin Islands include United States Virgin Islands[30], an unincorporated territory of the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1917[33] and Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation[34], an organization[35], in United States[36], founded in 2000[37], headquartered in Saint Thomas[38].
Why It Matters
Virgin Islands has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include United States Virgin Islands[30], an unincorporated territory of the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1917[33] and Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation[34], an organization[35], in United States[36], founded in 2000[37], headquartered in Saint Thomas[38].