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Anguilla's thin arid soil being largely unsuitable for agriculture, the island has few land-based natural resources. [8] Its main industries are tourism, offshore incorporation and management, offshore banking, captive insurance and fishing. [8] [7] Anguilla's currency is the East Caribbean dollar, though the US dollar is also widely accepted. [7]
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 1.5 to 6 metres (5 to 19.5 feet) from Hurricane Lenny in 1999 and severe damage from Hurricane Irma in 2017, which remains the most powerful hurricane to hit the island.
Location map of Anguilla and its islands: Image title: Map Generator: Maperitive v2.3.25 by Igor Brejc Time: 05/21/2013 22:47:36: Width: 8668.6094: Height: 4127.6138
Dog Island Channel separates Dog Island from the Prickly Pear Cays. [6] West Cay is narrow, about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) long and rugged. Its western bay is covered with brush which rises to a height of 25 feet (7.6 m). With rocky coral reefs, it has no easy boat landing facility. [2] East Cay is about 1 mile (1.6 km) long and 0.25 miles (0.40 km ...
The following 33 pages use this file: Anguilla Formation; Anguillita; Blowing Point, Anguilla; Carimar Beach Club; Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport
Sandy Island is a small island on which a local restaurant is located. From Sandy Ground, it can be reached in 15 minutes, and the owner of the restaurant provides free boat crossing. The island is small (ca. 250x75 meters), consisting of round white sands with a little vegetation in the middle, including shrubs and palm trees.
Map of Anguilla; Scrub Island lies off the north-eastern tip of the main island. Scrub Island is an 8 km 2 (3.1 sq mi) island lying off the eastern tip of the main island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is easily reached by boat. Privately owned, [1] the remains of an abandoned air field still exist. There are ...
The location of Anguilla An enlargeable map of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Anguilla: Anguilla – one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin ...