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Tor·to·la

 (tôr-tō′lə)
An island of the West Indies east of Puerto Rico. It is the largest of the British Virgin Islands.
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Tortola

(tɔːˈtəʊlə)
n
(Placename) an island in the NE Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands group: chief island of the British Virgin Islands. Pop: 23 900 (latest est). Area: 62 sq km (24 sq miles)
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Tor•to•la

(tɔrˈtoʊ lə)

n.
the principal island of the British Virgin Islands, in the NE West Indies. 9730; 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
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TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Aug 21, CMC - The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government Wednesday said it is preparing to hold talks with the Treasury and other departments of the United Kingdom government, to discuss 'what can be described as, one of the most critical issues facing us as residents of this Territory in modern history'.
'Contentious conditions....will bind us as a Territory in a straight-jacket'
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RAZED Scene of destruction in the Islands' capital Road Town, on Tortola
APOCALYPSE; 5 dead, thousands of homes destroyed ...we join rescuers on British islands torn to shreds by Hurricane Irma BY CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN US Editor, in the British Virgin Islands Pictures: JAMES BREEDEN
Briton Claudia Knight alleged a prison was blown open on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.
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Thomas and Tortola, a fundraising account was opened under the name "Puerto Rico Hugs the islands," the company said.
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Joshua Harris, 24, is stranded on Tortola, in the Caribbean, with no money and no passport after the huge storm ripped through the region last week.
Desperate mum's plea as son stuck on Irma-hit island
Clare Chilton, her husband and their two children were holed up in their rented home in Tortola for more than 24 hours during the category five storm.
Family sheltered under mattress as storm raged
Brendan Joyce from Glasgow, his wife Sasha and their children sheltered with her father in his house on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.
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Frenchman's Cay is on Tortola's West End, connected to the rest of Tortola via a small bridge.
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