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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Carvel Rock (British Virgin Islands)

Carvel Rock (sometimes spelled Carval Rock ) is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, less than 2 acres (8,100 m) in size. It lies at the southern edge of the archipelago, south of and roughly between Ginger Island and Cooper Island.

The waters around it are a scuba diving site, but its sheer cliffs and lack of a beach make landing practically impossible.

An aerial view showing Carvel Rock between Ginger Island and Cooper Island

Flora and fauna

Sponge-covered boulders and fire coral create habitat for variety of fish — green morays, French grunts, blue tang, whitespotted filefish to name a few. Divers reported observing sharks, barracuda, moray eels, lobsters, red lip blennies, amberjacks, groupers, queen triggerfish and black triggerfish, jewelfish, gobies, damselfish, mackerels, kingfish, trumpetfish, spotted drums and high-hat triplefins.

Citations

  1. ^ Carval Rock
  2. ^ "Ginger Island". divebvi.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Carvel Rock – Cooper Island Diving in Southern Island Group". divescover.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Snorkel or Dive Alice's Backside, Near Ginger Island, British Virgin Islands (BVI)". bvivacation.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ^ "The Guide to Diving and Snorkeling in the British Virgin Islands by Jeff Williams, Ria O'Hagan". Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.