Cruising in Anguilla

Background

Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.

Geography

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 and the Caribbean
Area: total: 102 sq km
Land: 102 sq km
Water: 0 sq 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

Economy

Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.

Transportation

Airports: 3 (2005)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2005)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2005)
Roadways: total: 105 km
paved: 65 km
unpaved: 40 km (2002)

Sailing Specifics: Ports and terminals

Blowing Point, Road Bay

Other Sailing Destinations in the Region

Anguilla - Antigua and Barbuda - Aruba - Bahamas - Barbados - British Virgin Islands - Cayman Islands - Cuba - Dominica - Dominican Republic - Grenada - Guadeloupe - Haiti - Jamaica - St. Kitts and Nevis - St. Lucia - Martinique - Montserrat - Netherlands Antilles - Puerto Rico - Trinidad and Tobago - Turks and Caicos - St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Virgin Islands (USA)

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