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The Chimney at Great Dog Island
Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands
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EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
The Chimney at Great Dog Island is a cave dive site near Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, sea turtles, moray eels, tarpon, sea fans. 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
Flamingo TongueCyphoma gibbosum
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
PuddingwifeHalichoeres radiatus
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Nearby sites
- 1Joe's Cave0.9 km
- 2Flintstones1.0 km
- 3Wall to Wall1.0 km
- 4Shark Point2.2 km
- 5Pos2.3 km
- 6P.O.S. (Cockroach Island)2.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org