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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Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear island
Prickly Pear The location of Prickly Pear within the British Virgin Islands Show map of British Virgin Islands Prickly Pear Prickly Pear (Caribbean) Show map of Caribbean
Geography
Location	Caribbean Sea
Coordinates	18°30′N 64°22′W
Archipelago	Virgin Islands
Administration
United Kingdom
British Overseas Territory	British Virgin Islands
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
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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