Geography of Anguilla

+Anguilla Continent North America Subregion Caribbean Geographic coordinates Area - Total - Water Ranked 227th91 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 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:

+DistrictPopulation (2011) Blowing Point825 East End 661 George Hill1124 Island Harbour963 North Hill444 North Side1514 Sandy Ground252 Sandy Hill633 South Hill1689 Stoney Ground1577 The Farrington629 The Quarter1079 The Valley1298 West End884

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. With no mountains to slow or trap clouds, 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 from Hurricane Luis in 1995, severe flooding of from Hurricane Lenny in 1999 and severe damage from Hurricane Irma in 2017, which remains the most powerful hurricane to hit the island.

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. In Anguilla forest cover is around 61% of the total land area, equivalent to 5,500 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, which was unchanged from 1990.

Geography of Anguilla

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