Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge

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Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal area on the southwest tip of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, renowned for its sandy beaches and critical nesting habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles.

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Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal area ⓘ
national wildlife refuge ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
accessRestrictedDuring sea turtle nesting season ⓘ
allows environmental education ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
established 1984 ⓘ
establishedBy United States Congress ⓘ
governingBody United States Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected area ⓘ
hasDesignation critical habitat for leatherback sea turtle ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal beach ⓘ
dune ecosystem ⓘ
mangrove habitat ⓘ
salt pond ⓘ
hasFeature mangrove forest ⓘ
salt ponds ⓘ
sand spit ⓘ
two-mile-long beach ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity beach use (seasonally restricted) ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
hasWildlife endangered species ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
isPartOf United States Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex ⓘ
iucnCategory IV ⓘ
knownFor sandy beaches ⓘ
sea turtle nesting habitat ⓘ
legalStatus federally protected area ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Saint Croix ⓘ
United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
locatedNear Frederiksted ⓘ
locatedOn southwest tip of Saint Croix ⓘ
mainThreats climate change and sea level rise ⓘ
coastal erosion ⓘ
human disturbance to nesting turtles ⓘ
managedBy United States Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
nearestCity Frederiksted ⓘ
partOf National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ
primaryConservationFocus leatherback sea turtle ⓘ
providesNestingHabitatFor green sea turtle ⓘ
hawksbill sea turtle ⓘ
leatherback sea turtle ⓘ
purpose protection of coastal habitats ⓘ
protection of endangered sea turtles ⓘ
region Caribbean ⓘ

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Frederiksted → nearbyAttraction → Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ