Geography of Anguilla
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 RicoGeographic coordinates: 18°15′ N, 63°10′ W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
- total:
- land:
- water:
Coastline: 61 km
Maritime claims:
- exclusive fishing zone:
- territorial sea:
Terrain: flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
- highest point: Crocus Hill 73 m
Land use:
- arable land: 0%
- permanent crops: 0%
- permanent pastures: 0%
- forests and woodland: 61.1%
- other: 38.9%
storms
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, 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, Anguilla|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:| District | Population |
| Blowing Point | 825 |
| East End | 661 |
| George Hill | 1124 |
| Island Harbour | 963 |
| North Hill | 444 |
| North Side | 1514 |
| Sandy Ground | 252 |
| Sandy Hill | 633 |
| South Hill | 1689 |
| Stoney Ground | 1577 |
| The Farrington | 629 |
| The Quarter | 1079 |
| The Valley | 1298 |
| West End | 884 |
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.