St.Criox,St.thomas,and St.john are the islands of the US Virgin Islands; the British Virgin Islands consist of about 60 islands, including Tortola, Anegada and Virgin Gorda.
Columbus named them; it is said that the many islands reminded him of the 11,000 virgins of St Ursula. Some have suggested that he must have been at sea for a long time at that point.
The Virgin Islands are termed "virgin" because at the time of it's discovery, it was unexplored territory, or "virgin Territory". It could have also be termed that by the possibility that it was an...