British Virgin Islands

América del Norte

113

Documented species

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Parks and reserves

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RMS Rhone

An iron-hulled steamer of some 94 m built at Millwall in 1865 for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, carrying sail and one of the first cast bronze propellers. On 29 October 1867 she was taking on coal in Great Harbour, on Peter Island, alongside the RMS Conway, when the San Narciso hurricane arrived. Captain Woolley tried to make open water, but the ship was thrown against Black Rock Point; water reached the red-hot boilers and the explosion broke her in two. The two halves lie some 30 m apart, so more than one dive is needed to see her whole.

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Anegada Horseshoe Reef

One of the largest barrier reefs in the Caribbean, with more than 300 historic wrecks from how dangerous it is to navigate.

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Cane Garden Bay (Tortola)

A quiet bay on the north coast of Tortola, with shallow reefs ideal for beginners and families.

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The Indians (Islas Vírgenes Británicas)

Four rock pinnacles rising out of the sea, with shallow caves and a notable diversity of soft coral.

Especies documentadas en British Virgin Islands

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113 species found

Critically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

Critically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

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