Jost Van Dyke

Jost Van Dyke
Jost Van Dyke
The location of Jost Van Dyke within the British Virgin Islands
Jost Van Dyke is located in British Virgin Islands
Jost Van Dyke
Jost Van Dyke
Jost Van Dyke is located in Caribbean
Jost Van Dyke
Jost Van Dyke
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates18°27′N 64°45′W / 18.450°N 64.750°W / 18.450; -64.750
ArchipelagoVirgin Islands
Area8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Highest pointMajohnny Hill at 321 meters (1054 ft)
Administration
British Overseas TerritoryBritish Virgin Islands
Demographics
Population298 (2010)[1]
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeVG

The location of Jost Van Dyke in the Virgin Island chain
View overlooking White Bay, Jost Van Dyke, BVI

Jost Van Dyke (/ˈjst væn ˈdk/;[2] sometimes colloquially referred to as JVD or Jost) is the smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands, measuring roughly 8 square kilometres (3 square miles). It rests in the northern portion of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Jost Van Dyke lies about 8 km (5 mi) to the northwest of Tortola and 8 km (5 mi) to the north of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Little Jost Van Dyke lies off its eastern end.

Like many of the neighboring islands, it is volcanic in origin and mountainous. The highest point on the island is Majohnny Hill at 321 m (1,053 ft).

  1. ^ "Virgin Islands 2010 Population and Housing Census Report" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ That is, beginning with a Y sound and rhyming with 'host'.