U.S. Virgin Islands
América del Norte
Parks and reserves
Diving and snorkelling
Buck Island Reef National Monument
A marine national monument with a marked underwater trail, ideal for both diving and snorkelling.
View dive siteUnderwater canyonSalt River Canyon
A deep underwater canyon where Columbus landed in 1493; black corals and giant sponges line its walls.
View dive siteWallCane Bay Wall
A coral wall reachable from the beach that drops abruptly from 12 m to more than 120 m; one of the finest shore dives in the Caribbean.
View dive siteEspecies documentadas en U.S. Virgin Islands
113 species found
Critically EndangeredElkhorn Coral
Acropora palmata
Critically EndangeredStaghorn Coral
Acropora cervicornis
Critically EndangeredHawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredGiant Manta
Mobula birostris
EndangeredCaribbean Reef Shark
Carcharhinus perezi
EndangeredGreen Turtle
Chelonia mydas
VulnerableSperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
VulnerableLemon Shark
Negaprion brevirostris
VulnerableNurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
VulnerableLoggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
VulnerableLeatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Least ConcernOsprey
Pandion haliaetus
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