Red Bluff Point
(Thumb Rock)
DEPTH: 20-60 FEET (8-18 M)
LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
Thumb Rock
is named for the large rock that stands out from
Red Bluff Point, jutting
from the water like a giant thumb, and the corresponding "thumb" that
rises from the sea floor to just below the surface.
There are ledges that undercut the shoreline as it
drops away from the surface, and coral-encrusted boulders
and patch reefs separated by sand areas. Large whitespotted
filefish and parrotfishes cruise this area. Scrawled
filefish can be found nibbling on the delicate tips
of fire coral. Shy queen angelfish and more brazen
French angelfish swim about in pairs, sometimes in
trios.
Text extracted from Diving
British Virgin Islands
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