Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda
The Copper Mine on Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, is a national park containing the ruins of an abandoned 19th-century copper mine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Legis, Public domain.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: national park in the British Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Copper Mine Points”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virgin Gorda Airport and Fallen Jerusalem Island.
Virgin Gorda Airport
Aerodrome
Fallen Jerusalem Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fallen Jerusalem is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, located to the south of Virgin Gorda. It obtained its name from the large number of oversized volcanic boulders that are scattered over the island which give it the vague resemblance of a destroyed city. Fallen Jerusalem Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spanish Town.
Spanish Town
Town
Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda
- Categories: copper mine and historic site
- Location: British Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.43282° or 18° 25′ 58″ northLongitude
-64.42428° or 64° 25′ 27″ westOpen location code
77CQCHMG+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 2394870577OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q5168746
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda” goes by many names.
- French: “Ruines de la mine de cuivre de Virgin Gorda”
- German: “Kupferbergwerk auf Virgin Gorda”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of God (Holiness) and Herbert Ashford Waters Community Centre.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Mine Shaft Café and Rosy’s Supermarket.
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