| Leduck Island | |
| Nickname: | --> |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Virgin Islands#Caribbean |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Caribbean |
| Coordinates: | 18.3164°N -64.6884°W |
| Location: | Caribbean Sea |
| Country: | |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Federal Department |
| Country Admin Divisions: | U.S. Department of the Interior |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Federal Agency |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Country Capital: | Washington, D.C. |
| Country Largest City: | New York City |
| Country Leader Title: | President |
| Country Leader Name: | Joe 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]
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]