Prickly Pear (British Virgin Islands) Explained

Prickly Pear
Location:Caribbean Sea
Map:British Virgin Islands#Caribbean
Coordinates:18.5°N -86°W
Archipelago:Virgin Islands
Country:United Kingdom
Country Admin Divisions Title:British Overseas Territory
Country Admin Divisions:British Virgin Islands
Timezone1:AST
Utc Offset1:-4
Iso Code:VG

Prickly Pear is an uninhabited island of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Even though the island doesn't have permanent residents, it has a quiet beach bar called SandBox Bar and Grill and recreational water sports facility on it. It is located on the north side of North Sound, opposite Virgin Gorda.

The island was declared to be a National Park in 1988.[1]

The island provides habitat for the common Puerto Rican ameiva (Ameiva exsul), crested anole (Anolis cristatellus wileyae), barred anole (Anolis stratulus), and the big-scaled least gecko (Sphaerodactylus macrolepis macrolepis).[2] The island's flora includes agave (Agave missionum), and copperwood (Bursera simarouba).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prickly Pear National Park. BVI Tourism. 1 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141101042554/http://www.bvitourism.com/wtd/prickly-pear-national-park. 1 November 2014. dead.
  2. Book: Atoll research bulletin - Biogeography of the Puerto Rican bank. Harold. Heatwole. Richard. Levins. Michael D.. Byer. 251. 50. The Smithsonian Institution. Washington D.C.. July 1981. 45726059.
  3. Book: Atoll research bulletin - Biogeography of the Puerto Rican bank. Harold. Heatwole. Richard. Levins. Michael D.. Byer. 251. 28. The Smithsonian Institution. Washington D.C.. July 1981. 45726059.