Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge preserves habitat for threatened and endangered species, with particular emphasis on the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). Its two miles (3 km) of sandy beaches on the southwest corner of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands is an ideal nesting place for leatherbacks. The National Wildlife Refuge is open to the public for limited hours on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Aklis Archeological Site, a prehistoric shell midden on the coast, is in the refuge. The 4-acre (1.6 ha) site dates back to the year 400 and show evidence of human occupation for over 200 years, and has yielded a wide variety of artifacts, including pottery and stone tool fragments, and human remains. The site is subject to gradual erosion.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
sandy, point, national, wildlife, refuge, preserves, habitat, threatened, endangered, species, with, particular, emphasis, leatherback, turtle, dermochelys, coriacea, miles, sandy, beaches, southwest, corner, saint, croix, virgin, islands, ideal, nesting, plac. Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge preserves habitat for threatened and endangered species with particular emphasis on the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea Its two miles 3 km of sandy beaches on the southwest corner of Saint Croix U S Virgin Islands is an ideal nesting place for leatherbacks The National Wildlife Refuge is open to the public for limited hours on Saturdays and Sundays Sandy Point National Wildlife RefugeIUCN category IV habitat species management area Location in the US Virgin IslandsShow map of Saint Croix U S Virgin IslandsSandy Point National Wildlife Refuge the U S Virgin Islands Show map of the U S Virgin IslandsLocationSt Croix Virgin Islands United StatesNearest cityFrederiksted VICoordinates17 40 40 N 64 54 0 W 17 67778 N 64 90000 W 17 67778 64 90000Area360 acres 146 ha Established1984Visitors11 000 in 2005 Governing bodyU S Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteSandy Point National Wildlife Refuge The Aklis Archeological Site a prehistoric shell midden on the coast is in the refuge The 4 acre 1 6 ha site dates back to the year 400 and show evidence of human occupation for over 200 years and has yielded a wide variety of artifacts including pottery and stone tool fragments and human remains The site is subject to gradual erosion 1 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 The last scene of the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption was filmed in the refuge Sandy Point NWR is administered as part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGallery edit nbsp Sandy Point beach nbsp Leatherback sea turtle on the refuge nbsp Map of the US Virgin Islands nbsp Sandy Point beachSee also editList of National Wildlife Refuges National Register of Historic Places listings in the United States Virgin IslandsReferences edit A Race Against Time at Sandy Point Refuge US Fish and Wildlife Service Retrieved 2015 07 08 External links editSandy Point National Wildlife Refuge homepage nbsp This article about a property in U S Virgin Islands on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Saint Croix United States Virgin Islands location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge amp oldid 1079567097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
