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Anguilla Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(dependent territory of the UK)

Location:

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico

Map references:

Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

total area:

91 sq km

land area:

91 sq km

comparative area:

about half the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

61 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

Terrain:

flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

Natural resources:

negligible; salt, fish, lobster

Land use:

arable land:

NA%

permanent crops:

NA%

meadows and pastures:

NA%

forest and woodland:

NA%

other:

NA% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds)

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system

natural hazards:

frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)

international agreements:

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