Geography of Anguilla
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This article describes the geography of Anguilla.
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| Continent | North America | |
| Subregion | Caribbean | |
| Geographic coordinates | ||
| Area - Total - Water |
Ranked 220th 102 km² 0 km |
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| Coastline | 61 km | |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | |
| Countries bordered | none | |
| Highest point | Crocus Hill, 65 m | |
| Lowest point | Caribbean Sea, 0 m | |
| Longest river | ||
| Largest inland body of water | ||
| Land Use - Arable land - Permanent crops - Other |
0 % 0 % 100 % (2005 est.) |
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| Irrigated Land | ||
| Climate: | tropical | |
| Terrain: | flat island of coral and limestone | |
| Natural resources | salt, fish, lobster | |
| Natural hazards | hurricanes, tropical storms | |
| Environmental issues | low water supplies | |
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Anguilla, holding maps related to Anguilla.- Caribbean-On-Line.com provides detailed maps of Anguilla.
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