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Like many Caribbean Islands, BVI has had a varied history of human occupation, from Amerindian pre European occupation, changing ownership amongst European countries, pirates, plantations, slavery, part of the British Empire and finally status as a UK Overseas Territory. |
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Background: View from the top of Sage Mountain National Park. Insets (clockwise from flag): BVI Flag, Taino artefacts (from St John's), Old Plantation Terraces (Sage Mountain National Park), Old Sugar Mill (Mt Healthy National Park), Blackbeard stamp issued 1970, (Introduction, 2 of 10 - Slide ref. 509) |
UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CONSERVATION FORUM
Virtual Tours: British Virgin Islands