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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
Plants
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.
Wasps, locally called Jack Spaniard in their nest.  

Did You Know?
A wasp common to St. John is called the Jack Spaniard. These paper wasps are not aggressive, but will sting you repeatedly if disturbed. The sting can be quite painful, and should be treated with common sting relief remedies. The discomfort can last three days.

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