JOST VAN DYKE ISLAND

one of the British Virgin Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, separating the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It lies 4 miles (6 km) west of Tortola and adjoins Little Jost Van Dyke Island on the east. It is roughly tadpole-shaped with an area of 3.5 square miles (9 square km). The terrain is rugged and elevated, reaching 1,054 feet (321 m). The chief settlement is Great Harbour, on the southern coast. Probably discovered and settled by the Dutch, the island was British after 1672. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 136.