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  5. Anegada Horseshoe Reef

Anegada Horseshoe Reef

Reef/Wreck
Depth: 5–25 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round
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One of the largest barrier reefs in the Caribbean, with more than 300 historic wrecks owing to the danger it poses to shipping.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

One of the largest barrier reefs in the Caribbean, with more than 300 historic wrecks owing to the danger it poses to shipping.

Location

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Anegada Horseshoe Reef: 32 documented species

Ecosystem

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Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Wreck Diver

Approx. price

65 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
65 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef, Wreck

British Virgin Islands · Anegada
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Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Great Land CrabNot Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Queen ConchNot Evaluated

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas

Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

Branching Fire CoralNot Evaluated

Branching Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Long-spined UrchinNot Evaluated

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

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