Geography of Anguilla

Anguilla

Continent | North America
Subregion | Caribbean
Geographic coordinates | 18°15′N 63°10′W﻿ / ﻿18.250°N 63.167°W﻿ / 18.250; -63.167
Area
\- Total
\- Water  | Ranked 227th
91 km²
0 km
Coastline | 61 km
Land boundaries | 0 km
Highest point | Crocus Hill, 73 m
Lowest point | Caribbean Sea, 0 m
Largest inland body of water | Road Bay Pond
Land Use
\- Arable land
\- Permanent crops
\- Other  |
0 %
0 %
100 % (2012 est.)
Climate: | tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Terrain: | flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Natural resources | salt, fish, lobster
Natural hazards | hurricanes, tropical storms (June to November)
Environmental issues | low water supplies

Anguilla is an island in the Leeward Islands. It has numerous bays, including Barnes, Little, Rendezvous, Shoal, and Road Bays.

## Statistics

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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: 91 km2 (35 sq mi)
* land: 91 km2 (35 sq mi)
* water: 0 km2 (0 sq mi)

Area – comparative: about half the size of Washington, D.C.

Coastline: 61 km

Maritime claims:

* exclusive fishing zone: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
* territorial sea: 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)

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

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Anguilla 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

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Anguilla is divided into fourteen districts:

A map of the 14 districts of Anguilla District  | Population (2011)[1]

|

Blowing Point | 870
East End | 671
George Hill | 879
Island Harbour | 988
North Hill | 464
North Side | 1980
Sandy Ground | 230
Sandy Hill | 636
South Hill | 1722
Stoney Ground | 1549
The Farrington | 624
The Quarter | 959
The Valley | 1067
West End | 813

## Climate

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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 27 °C (80.6 °F) in December to 30 °C (86 °F) in July. With no mountains to slow or trap clouds, rainfall is erratic, averaging about 900 mm (35.4 in) 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 from Hurricane Luis in 1995, severe flooding of 1.5 to 6 metres (5 to 19.5 feet) from Hurricane Lenny in 1999 and severe damage from Hurricane Irma in 2017, which remains the most powerful hurricane to hit the island.

Climate data for The Valley - capital of Anguilla

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 28
(82)  | 30
(86)  | 31
(88)  | 31
(88)  | 31
(88)  | 31
(88)  | 30
(86)  | 29
(84)  | 28
(82)  | 30
(86)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 26
(79)  | 26
(79)  | 26
(79)  | 27
(81)  | 27
(81)  | 28
(82)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 28
(82)  | 27
(81)  | 26
(79)  | 27
(81)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 26
(79)  | 26
(79)  | 26
(79)  | 26
(79)  | 26
(79)  | 25
(77)  | 24
(75)  | 23
(73)
Average precipitation cm (inches)  | 7
(2.8)  | 4
(1.6)  | 4
(1.6)  | 7
(2.8)  | 9
(3.5)  | 7
(2.8)  | 8
(3.1)  | 11
(4.3)  | 11
(4.3)  | 9
(3.5)  | 11
(4.3)  | 9
(3.5)  | 102
(40)
Source: Weatherbase[2]

## Vegetation

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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

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* Wikimedia Atlas of Anguilla

## References

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1. ^ "Districts of Anguilla". Archived from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
2. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for The Valley".

This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.

## External links

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* Caribbean-On-Line.com provides detailed maps of Anguilla.
* Districts of Anguilla, Statoids.com
* Anguilla 2001 Census, Government of Anguilla

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Geography of North America

Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

Dependencies and
other territories

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States Virgin Islands

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Anguilla

History|

* Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
* West Indies Associated States
* Republic of Anguilla
* 1967 Separation referendum

Flag of Anguilla

Districts|

* Blowing Point
* East End
* The Farrington
* George Hill
* Island Harbour
* North Hill
* North Side
* The Quarter
* Sandy Ground
* Sandy Hill
* South Hill
* Stoney Ground
* The Valley
* West End

Education|

* Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School
* Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla campus

Transport|

* Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport

Landmarks|

* Wallblake House

Symbols|

* Coat of arms
* Flag
* National song

This list is incomplete.

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Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

Dependencies and
other territories

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States Virgin Islands

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* British West Indies
* Danish West Indies
* Dutch Caribbean
* Caribbean Netherlands
* Netherlands Antilles
* French West Indies
* West Indies Federation

West
Indies|

| Antilles|

| Greater
Antilles|

* Cayman Islands
* Cuba
* Jamaica
* Navassa Island
* Puerto Rico

| Hispaniola|

* Dominican Republic
* Haiti

|

Lesser
Antilles|

| Leeward
Islands|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Guadeloupe
* La Désirade
* Les Saintes
* Marie-Galante
* Montserrat
* Saba^*
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Sint Eustatius^*

| Saint Martin^|

* Collectivity of Saint Martin
* Sint Maarten

|

Virgin Islands|

* British Virgin Islands
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Southern
Caribbean|

| Leeward
Antilles|

* Insular Venezuela
* Federal Dependencies
* Nueva Esparta

| ABC islands|

* Aruba
* Bonaire*
* Curaçao

|

Windward
Islands|

* Dominica
* Grenada
* Carriacou and Petite Martinique
* Martinique
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

* Barbados†
* Trinidad and Tobago†

Lucayan
Archipelago|

* Bahamas
* Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean
Sea|

* Aves Island
* San Andrés and Providencia
* Bajo Nuevo Bank~
* Serranilla Bank~

Caribbean
continental
zone|

* Quintana Roo
* Cozumel

| Central America|

* Belize
* Honduras
* Bay Islands
* Izabal
* Limón
* Corn Islands
* North Caribbean Coast
* South Caribbean Coast
* Panama

|

South America|

* Colombian Caribbean
* Venezuelan Caribbean

Wider
groupings
may include:|

* Bermuda#
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Nicaragua

| Yucatán Peninsula|

* Campeche
* Petén
* Yucatán

|

The Guianas|

* Amapá
* French Guiana
* Venezuelan Guayana
* Guyana
* Guayana Esequibaǂ
* Tigri Areaǂ
* Suriname

N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.

^These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which *the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.

†Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ~Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

#Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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