Protected areas of British Virgin Islands
From The Encyclopedia of Earth
Protected area highlights for the British Virgin Islands (January 31, 2008):
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Area |
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Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Costa Rica's Territorial Area) |
35 |
52 |
2.9% |
- Terrestrial (% of Costa Rica's Terrestrial Territorial Area) |
35 |
27 |
17.9% |
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area |
33 |
25 |
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Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area |
The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 46 nationally recognized protected areas in the British Virgin Islands (11 more than in the summary above):
Anegada Island (National Park) | - | Both | 9,100 | |
Beef Island (Natural Monument) | - | Both | 145 | |
Botanic Gardens (Park) | - | Both | 1 | |
Cane Garden Bay (Protected Area) | - | Both | 500 | |
Christiansted (National Historic Site) | - | Both | ||
Cockroach Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 1 | |
Cockroach Island (Bird Sanctuary) | IV | Terrestrial | 13 | |
Cooper Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 138 | |
Dead Chest Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 14 | |
Devil's Bay | - | Both | 23 | 17 |
Diamond Cay, Jost van Dyke (Park) | - | Both | 1 | |
Fallen Jerusalem Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 12 | 21 |
Flamingo Pond, Anegada (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 449 | 67 |
Fort Point (Park) | - | Both | 15 | |
George Dog Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 15 | |
Ginger Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 105 | |
Great Comanoe PA | - | Both | 140 | |
Great Dog Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 33 | |
Great Tobago Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 89 | |
Guana Island PA | - | Terrestrial | 120 | |
Horseshoe Reef (Protected Area) | - | Both | 3,000 | |
Little Jost Van Dyke (Natural Monument) | - | Both | 450 | |
Little Tobago Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 22 | |
Mosquito Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 50 | |
Mt. Healthy/Windmill | - | Both | 1 | |
Necker Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 30 | |
Norman Island (National Park) | - | Both | 390 | |
North Sound (National Park) | - | Both | 3,800 | |
Peter Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 430 | |
Prickly Pear (Park) | - | Both | 95 | |
Prickly Pear Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 70 | |
Queen Elizabeth II (Park) | - | Both | 1 | |
Round Rock Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 8 | |
Saba Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | ||
Sage Mountain (Forest Park) | - | Both | 37 | |
Salt Island (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 78 | |
Sandy Cay (National Park) | - | Both | 450 | |
Spring Bay | - | Both | 2 | |
St. Eustatia (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 11 | |
The Baths (Natural Monument) | - | Both | 3 | |
The Dogs (Protected Area) | - | Both | 2,000 | |
The Seal Dogs (Bird Sanctuary) | - | Both | 3 | |
The Tobagos (Protected Area) | - | Both | 800 | |
Virgin Gorda Peak (Forest Park) | II | Terrestrial | 107 | |
West Dog Island | - | Both | 10 | 9 |
Wreck of the Rhone (Marine Park) | III | Both | 324 | 311
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Further Reading:
- World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)