18°30′00″N 64°19′48″W / 18.499971°N 64.330138°W Oil Nut Bay is a coral reef bay situated on the northeast coast of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Pajaros Point. [1]
Location
Oil Nut Bay is a coral reef bay, which is described as "headland attached linear reef". [2] The beach at Oil Nut Bay stretches for about 0.5 miles (0.80 km). [3] The coastline extends to Leverick Bay, along a stretch which is characterised by its mangroves. [1] During an excursion in the 1970s, roughly 160 trees and large shrubs were identified in the area, including Eugenia sessiliflora. [4]
Commercial development
A resort community, intended for the wealthy with multi-million dollar villas, [5] is developing at Oil Nut Bay, led by American developer David Johnson and his company, Victor International. [6] [7] The firm was given the planning permission to build 400 villas, but decided on building 88 of them, [7] [8] set in 300 acres. [9] A May 2016 article by Caribbean Journal announced that the resort is still expanding, focusing on the development of four to six bedroom villas. [10] The development is being built with underground utilities and is powered by solar energy. [6] The resort has a double helipad and luxury tennis courts. [11] [12]
To the southwest of Oil Nut Bay is the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), [13] which accommodates 38 slips for yachts up to 300 feet (91 m). [14] The clubhouse was inaugurated in January 2012. [15] The Oil Nut Bay and the YCCS development had together employed over 200 people. [16]
Threats
The major project at Oil Nut Bay is decreasing the amount of dry tropical forest and increasing traffic of people and materials within and between the islands and other locations, creating a threat to the local herpetofauna. [17] Oil Nut Bay is particularly vulnerable to anchor damage due to its scenic appeal. [18]
References
- ^ a b Wells 1988, pp. 80–81.
- ^ Sheppard 2013, p. 39.
- ^ Aqua Expeditions: Great global hot spots...
- ^ Little, Woodbury & Wadsworth 1976, p. 26.
- ^ "Now's the time to buy your overseas dream home". The New York Post. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 18 Jul 2016.
- ^ a b "Oil Nut Bay, Virgin Gorda". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ a b "British Virgin Islands Developer David Johnson Talks Success". World Property Journal. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "issue_id":276654,"page":82} "Easy Living". Custom Travel Magazine.
- ^ "The Crown Jewel Of The British Virgin Islands: The Dream Homes At Oil Nut Bay". Forbes. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Virgin Gorda's Oil Nut Bay Is Expanding". Caribbean Journal. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Fly Private Right to the Front Doors of These Resorts". Dujour.
- ^ "The World's Most Scenic Tennis Courts". Furthermore by Equinox.
- ^ Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Google Maps, Retrieved 18 July 2016
- ^ "Oil Nut Bay: The Caribbean's Newest Luxury Suites". Luxury Travel Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Marinas". Bvitourism.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ IBP Inc. 2007, p. 89.
- ^ Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011, p. 126.
- ^ Wells 1988, p. 81.
Sources
- Aqua Expeditions: Great global hot spots for scuba diving and snorkeling, W.C. Church, 1 January 1999, p. 51, ISBN 978-0-9643711-1-8
- Hailey, Adrian; Wilson, Byron; Horrocks, Julia (2011-04-07), Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: Regional Accounts of the West Indies, BRILL, ISBN 90-04-19408-8, retrieved 2016-07-16
- Little, Elbert Luther; Woodbury, Roy O.; Wadsworth, Frank Howard (1976), Flora of Virgin Gorda (British Virgin Islands), United States. Forest Service, Institute of Tropical Forestry
- IBP Inc. (2007-02-07), Virgin Islands Economic and Development Strategy Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments, Lulu.com, ISBN 978-1-4330-5890-5, retrieved 2016-07-16[ self-published source]
- Sheppard, Charles (14 March 2013), Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories, Springer Science & Business Media, ISBN 978-94-007-5965-7
- Wells, Sue (1988), Coral Reefs of the World: Atlantic and eastern Pacific, UNEP, ISBN 978-2-88032-943-3, retrieved 2016-07-16
External links
- Multimedia All About Oil Nut Bay