Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Virgin Islands, United States |
Nearest city | Christiansted, VI |
Coordinates | 17°46′1″N 64°39′57″W / 17.76694°N 64.66583°W |
Area | 14 acres (0.06 km²) |
Established | 1977 |
Visitors | 0 (in 2006) |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge |
Designated | 1980 |
Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge, encompasses the 6 ha (14 acre) island of Green Cay lying midway between the town of Christiansted and Buck Island Reef National Monument, just north of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands of the Caribbean. It is administered as part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex. There is a smaller "Green Cay" off the coast of Saint Thomas (18°18′37″N 64°54′28″W / 18.31028°N 64.90778°W).