Geography of Anguilla

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This article describes the geography of Anguilla.

Anguilla

Map of Anguilla
Continent	North America
Subregion	Caribbean
Geographic coordinates	18°15′N, 63°10′W
Area  - Total  - Water	Ranked 220th 102 km² 0 km
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.)
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.