Carvel Rock (sometimes spelled Carval Rock [1]) is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, less than 2 acres (8,100 m2) in size. It lies at the southern edge of the archipelago, south of and roughly between Ginger Island and Cooper Island.
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Location | Caribbean Sea |
Coordinates | 18.372929°N 64.488524°W / 18.372929; -64.488524 |
Archipelago | Virgin Islands |
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British Overseas Territory | British Virgin Islands |
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Population | 0 |
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ISO code | VG |
The waters around it are a scuba diving site, but its sheer cliffs and lack of a beach make landing practically impossible.[2][3][4]
Sponge-covered boulders and fire coral create habitat for variety of fish — green morays, French grunts, blue tang, whitespotted filefish to name a few.[5] 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.[1]
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