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The Rock
Basseterre, Saint Kitts Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Max depth36.6 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
The Rock is a reef dive site near Basseterre, Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 37 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea fans, nudibranchs, lobsters, octopus, lionfish. 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
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Rock UrchinEchinometra lucunter
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Slate Pencil UrchinEucidaris tribuloides
West Indian Sea EggTripneustes ventricosus
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Caribbean Reef SquidSepioteuthis sepioidea
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Nearby sites
- 1Nag's Head1.3 km
- 2Monkey Shoals2.9 km
- 3Brassball Wreck4.4 km
- 4Booby Shoals5.2 km
- 5Grid Iron5.3 km
- 6River Taw Wreck, Saint Kitts6.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org