Dead Man's Chest Island
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Dead Man's Chest Island is little more than a large rock outcropping in Deadman's Bay on Peter Island, British Virgin Islands. It is uninhabited, has no fresh water or trees and only sparse vegetation. It was formerly used as a firing range by the Royal Virgin Islands Police, but the opening of the nearby hotel on Peter Island coincided with the decision to build a proper firing range on the island of Tortola.
Deadman's Bay earned its name because it is adjacent to the Sir Francis Drake Channel and Tortola, both frequent haunts of pirates. After a sea battle, corpses frequently washed ashore here due to the prevailing currents and winds.
Dead Man's Chest Island itself is said to resemble a floating coffin (Deadman's Chest), depending on how you approach it and how much rum you have imbibed. It has been suggested the island's name is related to the sea shanty "Dead man's chest".
The island is now an uninhabited National Park, with several popular Scuba diving and snorkeling sites.
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