Carvel Rock (British Virgin Islands)

Carvel Rock (sometimes spelled Carval Rock [1]) is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, less than 2 acres (8,100 m²) in size. It lies at the southern edge of the archipelago, south of and roughly between Ginger Island and Cooper Island.

Not to be confused with Carvel Rock (United States Virgin Islands).

Carvel Rock
Carval Rock

Carvel Rock
Carvel Rock Carval Rock The location of Carvel Rock within the British Virgin Islands Show map of British Virgin Islands Carvel Rock Carval Rock Carvel Rock Carval Rock (Caribbean) Show map of Caribbean
Geography
Location	Caribbean Sea
Coordinates	18.372929°N 64.488524°W / 18.372929; -64.488524
Archipelago	Virgin Islands
Administration
United Kingdom  British Virgin Islands
British Overseas Territory	British Virgin Islands
Demographics
Population	0
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
ISO code	VG

The waters around it are a scuba diving site, but its sheer cliffs and lack of a beach make landing practically impossible.[2][3][4]

An aerial view showing Carvel Rock between Ginger Island and Cooper Island

Flora and fauna

Sponge-covered boulders and fire coral create habitat for variety of fish — green morays, French grunts, blue tang, whitespotted filefish to name a few.[5] Divers reported observing sharks, barracuda, moray eels, lobsters, red lip blennies, amberjacks, groupers, queen triggerfish and black triggerfish, jewelfish, gobies, damselfish, mackerels, kingfish, trumpetfish, spotted drums and high-hat triplefins.[1]

Citations

1. Carval Rock
2. "Ginger Island". divebvi.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
3. "Carvel Rock – Cooper Island Diving in Southern Island Group". divescover.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
4. "Snorkel or Dive Alice's Backside, Near Ginger Island, British Virgin Islands (BVI)". bvivacation.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
5. The Guide to Diving and Snorkeling in the British Virgin Islands by Jeff Williams, Ria O'Hagan