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| name = Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge
| iucn_category = IV 
| map = USA Virgin Islands#Caribbean
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| location = [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands]], [[United States]]
| nearest_city = [[Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie, VI]]
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| area = 45 acres (0.18 km²)
| established = 1969
| governing_body = [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]]
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| name = Original lighthouse
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'''Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge''' is located about 2 miles (4&nbsp;km) south of the island of [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]] in the [[United States Virgin Islands|Virgin Islands of the United States]].  Adjacent to the refuge is [[Capella Island]], about half the size of Buck, owned by the territorial government. There is a second Buck Island just north of [[Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Croix]] that is the centerpiece of [[Buck Island Reef National Monument]].

The refuge is characterized by a thorn scrub habitat with rocky coastline surrounded by spectacular reefs.  A lighthouse (still maintained by the [[United States Coast Guard]]) stands over {{convert|45|acre|m2}} of cactus and grassland.  The island was transferred to the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] due to "its value for migratory birds."  The U.S. Navy transferred some lands in 1969 and the remainder was received from the Coast Guard in 1981.  The surrounding waters contain reefs and a shipwreck that attract large numbers of snorkelers, divers, and boaters.

The islands are surrounded by beautiful coral reef habitats and an artificial reef – a shipwreck.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://united-states-virgin-islands.greatestdivesites.com/saint_thomas/buck_island_capella_island/cartanza_senora|title=The huge freighter Cartanza Senora is one of the most visited shipwrecks in Shipwreck Cove, Buck Island, St. Thomas.|website=united-states-virgin-islands.greatestdivesites.com|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref> The marine area is home to a variety of fish and animals, in particular endangered sea turtles.

Turtle Cove, on the northwest side, is densely populated with sea turtles. Tours of Turtle Cove are available from St. John and St. Thomas.

Buck Island NWR is administered as part of the [[Caribbean Islands National Wildlife complex]].

==See also==
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* [[List of lighthouses in the United States Virgin Islands]]
* [[List of National Wildlife Refuges]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fws.gov/caribbean/Refuges/BuckIsland Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge homepage]

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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{Protected Areas of the United States Virgin Islands}}
{{National Wildlife Refuges of the United States}}

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[[Category:National Wildlife Refuges of the United States in the Caribbean]]
[[Category:Protected areas of the United States Virgin Islands]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of the United States Virgin Islands]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in the United States Virgin Islands]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1969]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in the United States Virgin Islands]]
[[Category:Southside, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in insular areas of the United States]]
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