Geography of Anguilla#Islands and cays

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 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.

File:Anguilla islands.svg

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
• Cove Cay
• Crocus Cay
• Deadman's Cay
• Dog Island
• East Cay
• Little Island
• Little Scrub Island
• Mid Cay
• North Cay
• Prickly Pear Cays
• Rabbit Island
• Sandy Island, also known as Sand Island
• Scilly Cay
• Scrub Island
• Seal Island
• Sombrero, also known as Hat Island
• South Cay
• South Wager Island
• West Cay

Anguilla is divided into fourteen districts:

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File:AnguillaDistrictsMap.png

Anguilla features a tropical wet and dry climate under the Köppen climate classification. The island has a rather dry climate, moderated by northeast trade winds. 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.

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|Jan precipitation cm = 7

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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 from 1990.{{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}}{{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}}

• {{wikiatlas|Anguilla}}

{{Reflist}}{{CIA World Factbook}}

• [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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