Christmas Cove
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About this site
Christmas Cove is a protected cove between St. Thomas and Great St. James Island in the US Virgin Islands, reached by boat and used for snorkelling. The water is calm and sheltered, which makes the conditions easy, and it is usually visited in late morning.
Sea turtles are very common here, and rays and tropical fish share the water over the coral. Water temperatures run from about 79 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (26 to 30 degrees Celsius) through the year, and there is no current to speak of.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Finger CoralPorites poritesReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Boulder star coralOrbicella franksiReported here · unconfirmed
Lettuce CoralAgaricia agaricitesReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
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