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The calm waters on St Croix's west end are also a worthy descent. Several shipwrecks
lie offshore, and the Frederiksted Pier makes a sweet night dive, teeming with fantastical
sea creatures.
BEST USVI DIVING SITES
NAMEDETAILS
EXPERIENCE
DEPTH
RANGE
LOCATION
LEVEL
Sailors used to
mistake
these
above-water
rocks for whales.
Underneath,
they're peppered
with tunnels,
arches and
reeftops of sway-
ing gorgonians
and sponges.
Cow
and
St Thomas, just west
of Great St James
Novice
Surface-45ft
Calf
It's far from Cruz
Bay, but the over-
hangs, tunnels,
arches and an oth-
erworldly cave
are worth the trip.
The latter has
hosted underwa-
ter weddings.
St John, between Ram
Head and Leduck Is-
land
Eagle Shoal
Intermediate
5-50ft
The canyon's east
and west walls
drop several hun-
dred feet, harbor-
ing fish and coral
in a wild mix of
Salt River
Canyon
St Croix, at mouth of
Salt River Bay
Intermediate
30-130ft
