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 beach bar and recreational water sports facility on it. It is located on the north side of North Sound, opposite Virgin Gorda.
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Location | Caribbean Sea |
Coordinates | 18°30′N 64°22′W |
Archipelago | Virgin Islands |
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British Overseas Territory | British Virgin Islands |
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ISO code | VG |
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]
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