British Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
Americas · Caribbean
Location on the World Map
Famous Personality
Kyron McMaster
athlete
He is a world champion 400m hurdler who brought global attention to the British Virgin Islands.
Local Delicacy
Fish and fungi
A traditional Caribbean dish of cornmeal fungi served with seasoned fish.
National Symbols
Famous Landmark & Geography
The Baths
These giant granite boulders on Virgin Gorda form one of the Caribbean's most famous coastal landscapes.
Agriculture & Produce
Sugarcane was historically the islands' dominant plantation crop and remains the best-known agricultural staple crop.
Mango is widely grown in home gardens and is among the most common tropical fruits on the islands.
Major Cities
Mountain Peaks (Tallest to Shortest)
Major Airports
Top 5 Musical Instruments (Most to Least Popular)
Steelpan is central to festive Caribbean music and is widely heard at celebrations in the British Virgin Islands.
The drum kit drives bands playing calypso, reggae, soca, and local popular music.
Bass guitar provides the strong rhythmic foundation typical of BVI dance and island band music.
Acoustic guitar is common in folk, church, and community music-making across the islands.
The fungi drum is used in the Virgin Islands’ fungi tradition, a local folk style tied to dance and storytelling.