Leduck Island is an island in the United States Virgin Islands, also spelled LeDuck Island,Cena, Emily (2014). Breathless in Paradise. Lulu. Page 94. . which is located 0.5 miles east of Sabbat Point in Johns Folly, separated from Saint John by the Sabbat Channel.Hoffman, Alison (1993). Fodor’s 94: the U.S. & British Virgin Islands. Fodor's Travel Publications. Pages 148-149. .Lee, Jessica E. (2006). U.S. & British Virgin Islands 2006. Fodor's Travel Publications. Page 53. . LeDuck Island lies by the entrance to Coral Bay and is 85 feet high.Griffes, Peter L. (2004). 2004 Atlantic Boating Almanac: Gulf of Mexico. ProStar Publications. Page 537. . Leduck Island is located within the Virgin Islands National Park and is one of the largest offshore islands to Saint John, along with Grass Cay and Congo Cay.Jackson, Jack (2003). Dive Atlas of the World: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites. Globe Pequot. Page 259. .Government Printing Office (2001). U.S. Virgin Islands: A Guide to National Parklands in the United States Virgin Islands. Interior Dept., National Park Service. Page 47. .
Flora and fauna Being home to numerous spur and groove reefs, it is a popular scuba diving destination, and its reefs are habitat for an abundance for endemic tropical fish species.Watrous, Susan (2000). Scuba Diving. Insight Guides (Discovery Channel Travel). Page 92. .Potter, Susanna Henighan (2013). Virgin Islands. Avalon Travel. Page 93. . Some of the fish species found here include the Fairy basslet, Sergeant major, French angelfish, Gray angelfish, Queen triggerfish, Jackknife-fish, Blue chromis, Schoolmaster snapper, Mangrove snapper, Red hind, Blacktip shark, Hawksbill sea turtle, Glassy sweeper, Squirrelfish, and numerous species of damsels and jacks.Nellis, David W. (1999). Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Wildlife Viewing Guide. Falcon. Page 77. .
See also Islands of the United States Virgin Islands
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