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COAKLEY BAY, an 83' (25m) oil tug waters below, as well as the Island of St.
sunk for reef in 1999. Encrustation of Croix, is absolutely stunning. Official
marine life and corrosion is slowly concessionaires who take snorkelers,
overtaking this wreck. divers and explorers to Buck Island
include Captain Heinz, out of Green Cay
In addition to the sites around St. Croix, Marina, and Dive St. Croix, from
one cannot overlook the fabulous mini Christiansted. Excursions are half-day or
Caribbean island called Buck Island, full-day.
which carries a distinction of being a
United States National Monument. This If you begin to read the other captions of
status, as any visitor will attest, is things to see and do and information about
deserved because Buck Island is so St. Croix that is all around this map you
incredibly pristine both in and out of the might just start setting the goal to make
water. The island is surrounded by your visit to this great Caribbean
shallow reefs, and any visitor to St. Croix destination. The more you study and look
simply must also visit Buck Island. The at this beautiful map, the closer you are to
description of Buck Island as found on my your trip to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin
St. Croix map is as follows: Islands. To help start you on your trip, if
you don’t already have your Franko Map
Buck Island: This pristine little Caribbean of the U.S. Virgin Islands, here are the
island is a must visit for anyone who goes non-dive site captions found on the map
to St. Croix. This island is an unspoiled (Check out the Columbus Landing site on
natural habitat surrounded more than 70% St. Croix – Did you know that Columbus
by a rich coral reef barrier, which is much actually landed on United States soil?):
comprised of elkhorn corals, and all kinds
of tropical Caribbean marine life. The St. Croix This fabulous island is unique
Buck Island environment, including its amongst the Virgin Islands in topography,
surrounding waters, has been protected geology and its very nature. The eastern
since 1948 and has been a National end is drier and mostly devoted to
Monument since 1961. Beaches are agriculture. The hilly west end is forested
nesting grounds for hawksbill, and receives over 55 in (140cm) of rain
leatherback and green sea turtles. The annually on the windward slopes. The
island itself is a nesting ground for islands of St. Thomas and St. John are
Caribbean brown pelicans and other sea volcanic, whereas St. Croix is an
birds. The reef includes a marine garden upheaved chunk of tectonic plate with
"trail" with underwater signs for granite rock. The underwater on the north
snorkelers to follow and learn about the shows evidence of this as it drops off into
tropical fishes, corals and sponges. Buck the deep nearly vertically for thousands of
Island has a hiking trail to the 340' (104m) feet. At one time the island supported
peak, where the view of the turquoise many sugar mills and plantations, and
