Anguilla is an island in the Leeward Islands. It has numerous bays, including Barnes, Little, Rendezvous, Shoal, and Road Bays.
Statistics
Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates: 18°15′ N, 63°10′ W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: land: water:
Area – comparative: about half the size of Washington, D.C.
Coastline: 61 km
Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: territorial sea:
Climate: tropical moderated by northeast trade winds
Terrain: flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 73 m
Natural resources: salt, fish, lobster
Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 61.1% other: 38.9% (mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds)
Natural hazards: frequent hurricanes and other tropical
storms (July to October)
Environment – current issues: supplies of potable water
sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system.
Islands and cays
The territory of Anguilla consists of the island of Anguilla itself (by far the largest), as well as numerous other islands and cays, most of which are very small and uninhabited. These include:
Anguillita
Blowing Rock
Cove Cay
Crocus Cay
Deadman's Cay
Dog Island
East Cay
Little Island
Little Scrub Island
Mid Cay
North Cay
Prickly Pear Cays
Rabbit Island
Sandy Island, also known as Sand Island
Scilly Cay
Scrub Island
Seal Island
Sombrero, also known as Hat Island
South Cay
South Wager Island
West Cay
Districts
Anguilla is divided into fourteen districts:
Climate
Anguilla features a tropical wet and dry climate under the Köppen climate classification. The island has a rather dry climate, moderated by northeast trade winds. Temperatures vary little throughout the year. Average daily maxima range from about in December to in July. Rainfall is erratic, averaging about per year, the wettest months being September and October, and the driest February and March. Anguilla is vulnerable to hurricanes from June to November, peak season August to mid-October. The island suffered damage in 1995 from Hurricane Luis.
Vegetation
Anguilla's coral and limestone terrain provide no subsistence possibilities for forests, woodland, pastures, crops, or arable lands. Its dry climate and thin soil hamper commercial agricultural development.
See also
References
External links
Caribbean-On-Line.com provides detailed maps of Anguilla. Districts of Anguilla, Statoids.com Anguilla 2001 Census, Government of Anguilla