Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge (redirected from Aklis Archeological Site)

Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: 3013 Estate Golden Rock, Suite 167
Christiansted, VI 00820
Phone: 340-773-4554;
Fax: 340-773-4554;
Web: www.fws.gov/southeast/SandyPoint
Established: 1984.
Location: Southwestern end of St. Croix, south of the town of Frederiksted, Virgin Islands.
Activities: Hiking, wildlife observation.
Special Features: Sandy Point has the largest beach in the Virgin Islands and hosts the largest known nesting population of leatherback sea turtles under U.S. jurisdiction.
Habitats: 327 acres of beach, mangroves, and littoral woodland vegetation.
Access: Open on weekends.
Wild life: Endangered leatherback sea turtles, least terns. Also brown pelican, black-necked stilt, and black-whiskered vireo.

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