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Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (or Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Anguilla) was a British colony in the West Indies from 1882 to 1983, consisting of the islands of Anguilla (until 1980), Nevis, and Saint Christopher (or Saint Kitts). From 1882 to 1951, and again from 1980, the colony was known simply as Saint Christopher and Nevis.
*Anguilla left the Union of St Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla officially on 29 October 1980 and remained a British territory, leaving St Kitts and Nevis to achieve independence within the Commonwealth. Over time, the associated states moved to full independence, the first being Grenada in 1974.
On 27 February 1967, Britain granted the territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla the status of "associated state", with its own constitution and a considerable degree of self-government. Many Anguillans strenuously objected to the continuing political subservience to Saint Kitts, and on 30 May (known as Anguilla Day), the Saint Kitts ...
This was followed by failed attempts to established settlements in Saint Lucia in 1605 and Grenada in 1609. [7]: 70 The first permanent settlement was established in St. Christopher (St. Kitts) by Thomas Warner. [6] This was followed by settlements in Barbados in 1627, Nevis in 1628, and Montserrat and Antigua in 1632. [8]
In 2007, 188,176 of the 271,959 people (both visitors and residents) entered Anguilla via the ferry terminal. [4] This way of travel is the most common method of transport between Anguilla and St. Martin or Sint Maarten. The exiting terminal will be redesigned and enlarged in 2021. [5]
Sandy Ground is a village and one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla, and its main port. The long curved beach is backed by high cliffs and a disused salt pond . According to the 2011 census Sandy Ground has a population of 230.
Treaties extended to Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Anguilla's coral and limestone terrain provide no subsistence possibilities for forests, woodland, pastures, crops, or arable lands. 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 ...