Geography Of Anguilla

Location	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 63 10 W
Map references	central_america
Area	total: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 102 sq km
Area comparative	about half the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	61 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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 65 m
Natural resources	salt, fish, lobster
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
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
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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Geography Of Anguilla