Leduck Island
Map of the Virgin Islands National Park with LeDuck Island in the east.
Leduck Island is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Leduck Island
Leduck Island
Location in the Caribbean
Leduck Island is located in Caribbean
Leduck Island
Leduck Island
Leduck Island (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates18°18′59″N 64°41′18″W / 18.3164°N 64.6884°W / 18.3164; -64.6884
Administration
Federal DepartmentU.S. Department of the Interior
Federal AgencyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Capital cityWashington, D.C.
Largest settlementNew York City
PresidentJoe Biden

Leduck Island is an island in the United States Virgin Islands, also spelled LeDuck Island,[1] which is located 0.5 miles east of Sabbat Point in Johns Folly, separated from Saint John by the Sabbat Channel.[2][3] LeDuck Island lies by the entrance to Coral Bay and is 85 feet high.[4] Leduck Island is located within the Virgin Islands National Park and is one of the largest offshore islands to Saint John, along with Grass Cay and Congo Cay.[5][6]

Flora and fauna

Being home to numerous spur and groove reefs, it is a popular scuba diving destinations and its reefs are habitat for an abundance for endemic tropical fish species.[7][8] Some of the fish species found here include the Fairy basslet, Sergeant major, French angelfish, Gray angelfish, Queen triggerfish, Jackknife-fish, Blue chromis, Schoolmaster snapper, Mangrove snapper, Red hind, Blacktip shark, Hawksbill sea turtle, Glassy sweeper, Squirrelfish, and numerous species of damsels and jacks.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cena, Emily (2014). Breathless in Paradise. Lulu. Page 94. ISBN 9781312406605.
  2. ↑ Hoffman, Alison (1993). Fodor’s 94: the U.S. & British Virgin Islands. Fodor's Travel Publications. Pages 148-149. ISBN 9780679025559.
  3. ↑ Lee, Jessica E. (2006). U.S. & British Virgin Islands 2006. Fodor's Travel Publications. Page 53. ISBN 9781400015702.
  4. ↑ Griffes, Peter L. (2004). 2004 Atlantic Boating Almanac: Gulf of Mexico. ProStar Publications. Page 537. ISBN 9781577855125.
  5. ↑ Jackson, Jack (2003). Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites. Globe Pequot. Page 259. ISBN 9781592282067.
  6. ↑ Government Printing Office (2001). U.S. Virgin Islands: A Guide to National Parklands in the United States Virgin Islands. Interior Dept., National Park Service. Page 47. ISBN 9780912627687.
  7. ↑ Watrous, Susan (2000). Scuba Diving. Insight Guides (Discovery Channel Travel). Page 92. ISBN 9781563319273.
  8. ↑ Potter, Susanna Henighan (2013). Virgin Islands. Avalon Travel. Page 93. ISBN 9781612383682.
  9. ↑ Nellis, David W. (1999). Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Wildlife Viewing Guide. Falcon. Page 77. ISBN 9781560448365.


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