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Virgin Islands National ParkView of Reef Bay looking eastward from Ditliff. One can see water breaking over shallow reefs and the heavily vegetated hill in background.
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Virgin Islands National Park
Nature & Science

nature & science includes:

Animals
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Environmental Factors
 
Virgin Islands National Park contains examples of most western tropical Atlantic terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems. These include various types of subtropical dry to moist forest, salt ponds, beaches, mangroves, seagrass beds, coral reefs and algal plains. Terrestrial topography is quite dramatic with average slopes being 30 percent. The highest mountain peak plunges sharply to the sea over a distance of three quarters of a mile.
An iguana finds its way on to the patio at maho bay campground much to the delay of kids.  

Did You Know?
There are three species of lizards found on St. John. The iguana, which is not a true lizard, are vegetarians and are often found in trees. When threatened, they escape by dropping to the ground or into water. They can fall 40-50 feet to a hard surface without injuring themselves.

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Last Updated: June 04, 2007 at 12:05 EST