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Dead Chest
Road Town, British Virgin Islands
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EntryBoat
Max depth25 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Dead Chest is a reef dive site near Road Town, British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 25 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, lobsters, groupers, sea turtles, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Flamingo TongueCyphoma gibbosum- Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
- TrumpetfishAulostomus maculatus
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea- Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Nearby sites
- 1Blackbeard's0.4 km
- 2Dead Chest West0.5 km
- 3Painted Walls0.9 km
- 4Fearless and Willy T2.1 km
- 5Rhone's Anchor2.3 km
- 6Dry Rocks East2.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org