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Virgin Peak

mountain, British Virgin Islands
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Virgin Peak is the highest point on Virgin Gorda Island, one of the British Virgin Islands. It reaches an elevation of 1,359 feet (414 meters) and is located in the hilly northern part of the island. Virgin Gorda Island itself is characterized by a unique landscape, with a flat, boulder-strewn peninsula in the southwest and rising hills to the north. The island was settled by planters after 1680 and its economy relies on agriculture and tourism. Copper was once mined there.1

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  2. Victoria Peak
  3. flag of British Virgin Islands
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