Editing Geography of Anguilla

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|+<big><big>'''Anguilla'''</big></big>
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| align="center" colspan="2" |[[Image:Anguilla map.png|300px|Map of Anguilla]]<br>[[File:ISS022-E-26955 - View of the Lesser Antilles.jpg|300px|Satellite image of Anguilla]]
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| '''[[Continent]]''' || [[North America]]
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| '''[[Subregion]]''' || [[Caribbean]]
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| '''[[Geographic coordinates]]''' || {{Coord|18|15|N|63|10|W|type:country}}
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| '''[[Area]]'''<br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- Water
| [[List of countries by area|Ranked 227th]]<br>[[1 E12 m²|91 km²]]<br>  0&nbsp;km
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| '''Coastline''' || 61&nbsp;km
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| '''Land boundaries''' || 0&nbsp;km
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| '''Highest point''' || [[Crocus Hill]], 73 m
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| '''Lowest point''' || [[Caribbean Sea]], 0 m
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| '''Largest inland body of water''' || [[Road Salt Pond|Road Bay Pond]]
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| '''Land Use'''<br/>&nbsp;- Arable land<br/>&nbsp;- Permanent crops<br/>&nbsp;- Other
| <br/>0 %<br/>0 %<br/>100 %  (2012 est.)
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| '''[[Climate]]''': || [[tropical]]; moderated by northeast trade winds
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| '''[[Terrain]]''': || flat and low-lying [[island]] of [[coral]] and [[limestone]]
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| '''Natural resources''' ||  [[salt]], [[fish]], [[lobster]]
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| '''Natural hazards''' || [[hurricane]]s, [[tropical storm]]s (June to November)
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| '''Environmental issues''' || low [[water]] supplies
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'''[[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 Rico]]

'''Geographic coordinates:''' 18°15′ N, 63°10′ W

'''Map references:''' Central America and the [[Caribbean]]

'''Area:'''
*''total:'' {{convert|91|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}
*''land:'' {{convert|91|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}
*''water:'' {{convert|0|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

'''Area – comparative:''' about half the size of [[Washington, D.C.]]

'''Coastline:''' 61&nbsp;km

'''Maritime claims:'''
*''exclusive fishing zone:'' {{convert|200|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on|lk=in}}
*''territorial sea:'' {{convert|3|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}}

'''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 73 m

'''Natural resources:''' [[salt]], [[fish]], [[lobster]]

'''Land use:'''
*''arable land:'' 0%
*''permanent crops:'' 0%
*''permanent pastures:'' 0%
*''forests and woodland:'' 61.1%
*''other:'' 38.9% (mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds)

'''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.

==Islands and cays==
[[File:Anguilla islands.svg|thumb|350px|Anguilla 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, Anguilla|Blowing Rock]]
* [[Cove Cay]]
* [[Crocus Cay]]
* [[Deadman's Cay]]
* [[Dog Island, Anguilla|Dog Island]]
* [[East Cay, Anguilla|East Cay]]
* [[Little Island, Anguilla|Little Island]]
* [[Little Scrub Island]]
* [[Mid Cay]]
* [[North Cay]]
* [[Prickly Pear Cays]]
* [[Rabbit Island, Anguilla|Rabbit Island]]
* [[Sandy Island, Anguilla|Sandy Island]], also known as Sand Island
* [[Scilly Cay]]
* [[Scrub Island, Anguilla|Scrub Island]]
* [[Seal Island, Anguilla|Seal Island]]
* [[Sombrero, Anguilla|Sombrero]], also known as Hat Island
* [[South Cay, Anguilla|South Cay]]
* [[South Wager Island]]
* [[West Cay]]

==Districts==
Anguilla is divided into fourteen districts:
{{Clear}}
[[File:AnguillaDistrictsMap.png|thumb|A map of the 14 districts of Anguilla]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-bgcolor=#ACE1AF
!District
!data-sort-type="number"|Population (2011)<ref name="population">{{Cite web |title=Anguilla Statistics Department {{!}} 1.1 Population Statistics |url=http://statistics.gov.ai/StatisticsDept/Population1_1 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=statistics.gov.ai}}</ref>
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| [[Blowing Point]]||style="text-align:right"|825
|-
| [[East End, Anguilla|East End]]||style="text-align:right"| 661
|-
| [[George Hill, Anguilla|George Hill]]||style="text-align:right"|1124
|-
| [[Island Harbour, Anguilla|Island Harbour]]||style="text-align:right"|963
|-
| [[North Hill, Anguilla|North Hill]]||style="text-align:right"|444
|-
| [[North Side, Anguilla|North Side]]||style="text-align:right"|1514
|-
| [[Sandy Ground, Anguilla|Sandy Ground]]||style="text-align:right"|252
|-
| [[Sandy Hill, Anguilla|Sandy Hill]]||style="text-align:right"|633
|-
| [[South Hill, Anguilla|South Hill]]||style="text-align:right"|1689
|-
| [[Stoney Ground]]||style="text-align:right"|1577
|-
| [[The Farrington]]||style="text-align:right"|629
|-
| [[The Quarter, Anguilla|The Quarter]]||style="text-align:right"|1079
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| [[The Valley, Anguilla|The Valley]]||style="text-align:right"|1298
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| [[West End, Anguilla|West End]]||style="text-align:right"|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 wind]]s. Temperatures vary little throughout the year. Average daily maxima range from about {{convert|27|°C|°F|1|abbr=on}} in December to {{convert|30|°C|°F|abbr=on}} in July. With no mountains to slow or trap clouds, rainfall is erratic, averaging about {{convert|900|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|1.5|to|6|m|ft|round=0.5|abbr=off}} from [[Hurricane Lenny]] in 1999 and severe damage from [[Hurricane Irma]] in 2017, which remains the most powerful hurricane to hit the island.

{{Weather box
|location = The Valley - capital of Anguilla
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 28
|Feb high C = 28
|Mar high C = 28
|Apr high C = 28
|May high C = 30
|Jun high C = 31
|Jul high C = 31
|Aug high C = 31
|Sep high C = 31
|Oct high C = 30
|Nov high C = 29
|Dec high C = 28
|year high C = 30
|Jan mean C = 26
|Feb mean C = 26
|Mar mean C = 26
|Apr mean C = 27
|May mean C = 27
|Jun mean C = 28
|Jul mean C = 29
|Aug mean C = 29
|Sep mean C = 29
|Oct mean C = 28
|Nov mean C = 27
|Dec mean C = 26
|year mean C = 27
|Jan low C = 23
|Feb low C = 23
|Mar low C = 23
|Apr low C = 25
|May low C = 25
|Jun low C = 26
|Jul low C = 26
|Aug low C = 26
|Sep low C = 26
|Oct low C = 26
|Nov low C = 25
|Dec low C = 24
|year low C = 23
|Jan precipitation cm = 7
|Feb precipitation cm = 4
|Mar precipitation cm = 4
|Apr precipitation cm = 7
|May precipitation cm = 9
|Jun precipitation cm = 7
|Jul precipitation cm = 8
|Aug precipitation cm = 11
|Sep precipitation cm = 11
|Oct precipitation cm = 9
|Nov precipitation cm = 11
|Dec precipitation cm = 9
|year precipitation cm = 102
|source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name="Weatherbase">{{cite web
  |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=66887&refer=&units=metric
  |title=Weatherbase: Historical Weather for The Valley
  }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

==Vegetation==
Anguilla's coral and limestone terrain provide no subsistence possibilities for [[forest]]s, [[woodland]], [[pasture]]s, [[crops]], or [[arable land]]s. Its dry climate and thin soil hamper commercial agricultural development. In Anguilla [[forest cover]] is around 61% of the total land area, equivalent to 5,500 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, which was unchanged from 1990.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a6e225da-4a31-4e06-818d-ca3aeadfd635/content |title=Terms and Definitions FRA 2025 Forest Resources Assessment, Working Paper 194 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |year=2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020, Anguilla |url=https://fra-data.fao.org/assessments/fra/2020/AIA/home/overview |website=Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}}</ref>

==See also==
*{{wikiatlas|Anguilla}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{CIA World Factbook}}

==External links==
* [http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/ag/agm.shtml Caribbean-On-Line.com] provides detailed maps of Anguilla.
* [http://www.statoids.com/uai.html Districts of Anguilla], Statoids.com
* [http://www.gov.ai/statistics/census/images/Housing%20and%20Households.pdf Anguilla 2001 Census], Government of Anguilla

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