Leduck Island
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Leduck Island is an island in the United States Virgin Islands, also spelled LeDuck Island,[1] which is located 0.5 miles east of Sabbat Point in Johns Folly, separated from Saint John by the Sabbat Channel.[2][3] LeDuck Island lies by the entrance to Coral Bay and is 85 feet high.[4] Leduck Island is located within the Virgin Islands National Park and is one of the largest offshore islands to Saint John, along with Grass Cay and Congo Cay.[5][6]
Map of the Virgin Islands National Park with LeDuck Island in the east. | |
  Leduck Island Location in the Caribbean  Leduck Island Leduck Island (Caribbean) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 18°18′59″N 64°41′18″W |
| Administration | |
| Federal Department | U.S. Department of the Interior |
| Federal Agency | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Capital city | Washington, D.C. |
| Largest settlement | New York City |
| President | Donald Trump |
Flora and fauna
Being home to numerous spur and groove reefs, it is a popular scuba diving destination, and its reefs are habitat for an abundance for endemic tropical fish species.[7][8] Some of the fish species found here include the Fairy basslet, Sergeant major, French angelfish, Gray angelfish, Queen triggerfish, Jackknife-fish, Blue chromis, Schoolmaster snapper, Mangrove snapper, Red hind, Blacktip shark, Hawksbill sea turtle, Glassy sweeper, Squirrelfish, and numerous species of damsels and jacks.[9]