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Anegada
| Cooper
Island | Jost
Van Dyke,Sandy Cay,Sandy Spit
Norman
Island | Peter
Island | Tortola
| Virgin
Gorda
In
former times Salt Island supplied the
salt for the British Navy's Caribbean
fleet from it's salt ponds. Although
belonging to the crown the island and
it's salt ponds were operated by the
local populace. Even today it's
occupants harvest the salt, you will
find it for sale both on the island
and in local stores. Each year they
pay their token tithe to the queen -
one sack of salt.
A
great tragedy occurred in 1867 on the
rocks of Salt Island, when the Royal
Mail Ship Rhone sank in a storm,
taking 125 persons with her. Its
remains are extensive and have become
a fascinating underwater habitat for
marine life. It is part of the
national park system and is rated the
most popular wreck dive in the
Caribbean by numerous dive
publications.
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