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Dead Chest West
Road Town, British Virgin Islands
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EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Dead Chest West 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 17 m. Best for divers with some experience. 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
- 1Dead Chest0.5 km
- 2Painted Walls0.5 km
- 3Blackbeard's0.8 km
- 4Ginger Steps2.1 km
- 5Fearless and Willy T2.2 km
- 6Rhone's Anchor2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org