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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.
The British dependency of Anguilla was historically also a part of this union, which was known collectively as Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. However, Anguilla chose to secede from the union in 1967, and remains a British overseas territory. [1] Saint Kitts and Nevis were among the first islands in the Caribbean to be colonised by Europeans.
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]
*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.
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.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Kitts and Nevis: The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, also known as Saint Christopher and Nevis, [1] is a sovereign federal two-island nation located in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. [2] It is the smallest nation in the Americas, in both area and ...
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 ...
Anguilla (/ æ ŋ ˈ ɡ w ɪ l ə / ang-GWIL-ə) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. [6] It is 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. [7]