The Virgin Islands are part of the Leeward Islands , which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles . They are between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean .

The eastern islands are the British Virgin Islands . The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom . It includes Tortola , Virgin Gorda , Jost Van Dyke and Anegada .

The western Virgin Islands are the United States Virgin Islands . It includes St. Croix , St. John , St. Thomas and Water Island. The Virgin Passage separates the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Spanish Virgin Islands of Vieques and Culebra , which are part of Puerto Rico . The United States dollar is the official currency on both the British and U.S. Virgin Islands as well as the Spanish/Puerto Rican Virgin Islands.

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