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Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...
lie in the eastern arc of the
Leeward Islands french: Îles-Sous-le-Vent , image_name = , image_caption = ''Political'' Leeward Islands. Clockwise: Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Saint kitts and Nevis. , image_alt = , locator_map = , location = Caribbean SeaNorth Atlantic Ocean , coor ...
of the Lesser Antilles, separating the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea.
Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...
is southeast of Puerto Rico; Barbuda lies due north of Antigua, and the uninhabited island of Redonda is southwest of Antigua. The largest island of Antigua, is 21 km (about a dozen miles) across and 281 km² (about a hundred square miles) in area. Barbuda covers while Redonda encompasses . The capital of Antigua and Barbuda is St. John's, located at St. John's Harbour on the northwest coast of Antigua. The principal city of Barbuda is Codrington, located on
Codrington Lagoon Codrington Lagoon is a long lagoon which takes up much of the west of the Caribbean island of Barbuda. Its access to the sea was once only via Cuffy Creek, at the northern tip of the lagoon, but in 2019 the western edge of the lagoon was destroye ...
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Geology

Antigua and Barbuda both are generally low-lying islands whose terrain has been influenced more by limestone formations than volcanic activity. The highest point on Antigua is
Boggy Peak Boggy Peak, named Mount Obama from 2009 to 2016, is the highest point of the Shekerley Mountains on the island of Antigua. It lies in the southwest region of the island, and rises to a height of . History The area has significant cultural herit ...
, the remnant of a volcanic crater rising 402 meters (1,319 ft). This mountain is located amid a bulge of hills of volcanic origin in the southwestern part of the island. Lake Estate is the third tallest recorded point on Antigua. The limestone formations in the northeast and northwest are separated from the southwestern volcanic area by a central plain of clay formations. The map of northeastern Antigua features several small and tiny islands, some inhabited.{{ Barbuda's highest elevation is {{Convert, 44.5, m, part of the highland plateau east of Codrington. The shorelines of both islands are greatly indented with beaches, lagoons, and natural harbors. The islands are rimmed by reefs and shoals. There are few streams as rainfall is slight. Both islands lack adequate amounts of fresh groundwater. Tiny Redonda rises to {{Convert, 246, m, , abbr= and has very little level ground, while Barbuda is very flat with few if any hills.{{Fact, date=June 2021


Oceanography

Due to the spread out islands it has an Exclusive Economic Zone of {{convert, 110,089, km2, mi2, abbr=on.{{Fact, date=June 2021


Islands

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Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...
{{coord, 17, 5, 0, N, 61, 48, 0, W ** Prickly Pear Island {{coord, 17, 10, 33, N, 61, 47, 53, W ** Great Bird Island {{coord, 17, 8, 46, N, 61, 43, 31, W ** Galley Island Major {{coord, 17, 08, 35.5, N, 61, 43, 37.5, W ** Galley Island Minor ** Exchange Island {{coord, 17, 08, 11, N, 61, 43, 23, W ** Rabbit Island {{coord, 17, 8, 10, N, 61, 43, 52, W ** Lobster Island {{coord, 17, 8, 1, N, 61, 43, 47, W **
Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
{{coord, 17, 9, 19, N, 61, 45, 14, W **
Maiden Island Maiden Island is a small uninhabited island at the mouth of Oban Bay on the west coast of Scotland. Geography Maiden Island lies just off the coast of mainland Scotland, west of Dunollie Castle and Camas Bàn. It is to the north of the narrow ...
{{coord, 17, 8, 44, N, 61, 45, 48, W ** Rat Island {{coord, 17, 7, 44, N, 61, 46, 11, W ** Little Bird Island {{coord, 17, 09, 27, N, 61, 44, 17, W ** Hells Gate Island {{coord, 17, 8, 26, N, 61, 43, 18, W **
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Red Head Island Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to Orange (colour), orange and opposite Violet (color), violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the ...
{{coord, 17, 8, 16, N, 61, 43, 41, W **
Guiana Island Guiana Island (or Guana Island) is an island off the northeast coast of Antigua, between the Parham Peninsula and Crump Island. It forms the southern coast of the North Sound, and is the fourth largest island of Antigua and Barbuda. Flora ...
{{coord, 17, 7, 26, N, 61, 43, 57, W ** Crump Island {{coord, 17, 6, 32, N, 61, 43, 8, W ** Nanny Island (Henry Island) {{coord, 17, 04, 05, N, 61, 41, 26, W ** Laviscounts Island {{coord, 17, 5, 57, N, 61, 43, 24, W ** Bird Island {{coord, 17, 4, 45, N, 61, 40, 20, W ** Round Island **
Hawes Island Hawes is a market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, and historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The River Ure north of the town is a touri ...
{{coord, 17, 6, 46, N, 61, 43, 40, W ** Little Island ** Green Island {{coord, 17, 4, 11, N, 61, 39, 58, W ** Pelican Island {{coord, 17, 06, 21, N, 61, 42, 17, W ** York Island {{coord, 17, 3, 11, N, 61, 40, 9, W **
Codrington Island Codrington Island is a small uninhabited island off the north-east coast of Antigua. Location and landscape Codrington Island lies on the north-east coast of Atlantic, in the Mercers Creek Bay in about 50 meters from the Antigua shore and appr ...
{{coord, 17, 6, 9, N, 61, 42, 21, W ** Blake Island {{coord, 17, 0, 52, N, 61, 46, 58, W **
Cinnamon Island Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, breakfa ...
{{coord, 17, 7, 21, N, 61, 47, 9, W **
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{{coord, 17, 6, 43, N, 61, 54, 8, W ** Johnson Island {{coord, 17, 01, 31, N, 61, 53, 28, W **
Maiden Island Maiden Island is a small uninhabited island at the mouth of Oban Bay on the west coast of Scotland. Geography Maiden Island lies just off the coast of mainland Scotland, west of Dunollie Castle and Camas Bàn. It is to the north of the narrow ...
{{coord, 17, 5, 44, N, 61, 53, 14, W ** Moor Rock {{coord, 17, 09, 49, N, 61, 45, 27.0, W ** Mouse Island {{coord, 17, 07, 42.0, N, 61, 46, 13, W **
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{{coord, 17, 03, 40, N, 61, 40, 29, W ** Sandy Island {{coord, 17, 8, 4, N, 61, 55, 36, W ** Smith Island {{coord, 17, 2, 27, N, 61, 40, 48, W ** The Sisters {{coord, 17, 9, 39, N, 61, 52, 6, W ** Vernon's Island {{coord, 17, 6, 51, N, 61, 46, 8, W **
Wicked Will Island Wicked may refer to: Books * Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe * ''Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name * ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' ser ...
{{coord, 17, 02, 53.5, N, 61, 40, 19.5, W * Barbuda {{coord, 17, 37, 0, N, 61, 48, 0, W **
Goat Island Goat Island (or Goat Islands) may refer to: Arts * Goat Island (performance group), a Chicago-based company * ''Goat Island'' (play), ''Delitto all'isola delle capre'', by Ugo Betti Places Australia * Goat Island (Port Jackson) in Sydney Harbou ...
{{coord, 17, 42, 20, N, 61, 50, 49, W ** Kid Island {{coord, 17, 41, 47, N, 61, 48, 52, W ** Man of War Island {{coord, 17, 40, 5, N, 61, 51, 5, W ** Rabbit Island {{coord, 17, 42, 23, N, 61, 49, 36, W * Redonda {{coord, 16, 56, 20, N, 62, 20, 30, W


Climate

The islands' climate is classified as Tropical Maritime{{Fact, date=June 2021 and is moderated by fairly constant northeast tradewinds, with velocities ranging between {{convert, 30, and, 48, km/h, mph, 0, abbr=on. There is little precipitation because of the islands' low elevations. The pleasant climate fosters tourism. Rainfall averages {{convert, 990, mm, in, 0, abbr=on per year, with the amount varying widely from season to season. In general the wettest period is between September and November. The islands generally experience low humidity and recurrent droughts. Hurricanes strike on an average of once a year between July and October.{{Fact, date=June 2021 Temperatures average {{convert, 27, °C, 1, with a range from {{convert, 23, °C, 1 in the winter to {{convert, 30, °C in the summer and autumn. On 12 August 1995, a temperature of {{convert, 34.9, C, F, abbr=on was recorded at St. John's. This is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Antigua and Barbuda.{{cite web , url=http://www.antiguamet.com/Climate/Our_Climate.html , title=Our Climate , publisher=Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service , access-date=30 October 2016 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305012206/http://www.antiguamet.com/Climate/Our_Climate.html , archive-date=5 March 2017 , url-status=live {{cite web , url=http://www.antiguamet.com/Climate/STATS/coolidge_dailytemp.html , title=Normal Daily Temperature: TEMPERATURE AT V.C. Bird International Airport , publisher=Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service , access-date=30 October 2016 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031025855/http://www.antiguamet.com/Climate/STATS/coolidge_dailytemp.html , archive-date=31 October 2016 , url-status=live The coolest period is between December and February. {{Weather box , location = St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (
V. C. Bird International Airport V. C. Bird International Airport is an international airport located on the island of Antigua, northeast of St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda. History The airport originally was operated by the United States Army Air Forc ...
) , metric first = yes , single line = yes , Jan record high C = 31.2 , Feb record high C = 31.8 , Mar record high C = 32.9 , Apr record high C = 32.7 , May record high C = 34.1 , Jun record high C = 32.9 , Jul record high C = 33.5 , Aug record high C = 34.9 , Sep record high C = 34.3 , Oct record high C = 34.1 , Nov record high C = 32.6 , Dec record high C = 31.5 , year record high C = 34.9 , Jan high C = 28.3 , Feb high C = 28.4 , Mar high C = 28.8 , Apr high C = 29.4 , May high C = 30.2 , Jun high C = 30.6 , Jul high C = 30.9 , Aug high C = 31.2 , Sep high C = 31.1 , Oct high C = 30.6 , Nov high C = 29.8 , Dec high C = 28.8 , year high C = 29.8 , Jan mean C = 25.4 , Feb mean C = 25.2 , Mar mean C = 25.6 , Apr mean C = 26.3 , May mean C = 27.2 , Jun mean C = 27.9 , Jul mean C = 28.2 , Aug mean C = 28.3 , Sep mean C = 28.1 , Oct mean C = 27.5 , Nov mean C = 26.8 , Dec mean C = 25.9 , year mean C = 26.9 , Jan low C = 22.4 , Feb low C = 22.2 , Mar low C = 22.7 , Apr low C = 23.4 , May low C = 24.5 , Jun low C = 25.3 , Jul low C = 25.3 , Aug low C = 25.5 , Sep low C = 25.0 , Oct low C = 24.4 , Nov low C = 23.9 , Dec low C = 23.0 , year low C = 24.0 , Jan record low C = 15.5 , Feb record low C = 16.6 , Mar record low C = 17.0 , Apr record low C = 16.6 , May record low C = 17.8 , Jun record low C = 19.7 , Jul record low C = 20.6 , Aug record low C = 19.3 , Sep record low C = 20.0 , Oct record low C = 20.0 , Nov record low C = 17.7 , Dec record low C = 16.1 , year record low C = 15.5 , precipitation colour=green , Jan precipitation mm = 56.6 , Feb precipitation mm = 44.9 , Mar precipitation mm = 46.0 , Apr precipitation mm = 72.0 , May precipitation mm = 89.6 , Jun precipitation mm = 62.0 , Jul precipitation mm = 86.5 , Aug precipitation mm = 99.4 , Sep precipitation mm = 131.6 , Oct precipitation mm = 142.2 , Nov precipitation mm = 135.1 , Dec precipitation mm = 83.4 , year precipitation mm = 1049.2 , Jan precipitation days = 11.1 , Feb precipitation days = 8.7 , Mar precipitation days = 7.3 , Apr precipitation days = 7.2 , May precipitation days = 8.6 , Jun precipitation days = 8.3 , Jul precipitation days = 11.8 , Aug precipitation days = 12.7 , Sep precipitation days = 12.0 , Oct precipitation days = 12.9 , Nov precipitation days = 12.4 , Dec precipitation days = 12.1 , year precipitation days = 124.7 , unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm , source 1 = Antigua/Barbuda Meteorological Services{{cite web , url= http://www.antiguamet.com/Climate/STATS/coolidge_dailytemp.html , publisher = Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services , title= Normals and averages: temperature at V.C Bird International Airport , access-date=14 October 2012{{cite web , url= http://www.antiguamet.com/Climate/STATS/coolidge_monthlyrainfall.html , publisher = Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services , title= Normals and averages: rainfall at V.C Bird International Airport , access-date=14 October 2012{{cite web , url=https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=78862&ano=2021&mes=10&day=17&hora=0&min=0&ndays=30 , title=78862: Vc Bird International Airport Antigua (Antigua and Barbuda) , author= , date= 17 October 2021, website=ogimet.com , publisher= OGIMET , access-date= 17 October 2021, quote= , date=October 2012


Environmental issues

{{Excerpt, Environmental issues in Antigua and Barbuda


Statistics

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Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...
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Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico. ; Geographic coordinates: : {{coord, 17, 03, N, 61, 48, W, type:country ; Area :* Total: {{Convert, 442.6, km2, , abbr=on (Antigua {{Convert, 280, km2, , abbr=on; Barbuda {{Convert, 161, km2, , abbr=on) :*''country comparison to the world:'' 205 :* Land: {{Convert, 442.6, km2, , abbr=on :* Note: Includes Redonda, {{Convert, 1.6, km2, , abbr=on: ; Maritime claims: :* Territorial sea: {{convert, 12, nmi, km mi, 1 :* Contiguous zone: {{convert, 24, nmi, km mi, 1, lk=in :* Exclusive economic zone: {{convert, 110,089, km2, mi2, abbr=on and {{convert, 200, nmi, km mi, 1 :* Continental shelf: {{convert, 200, nmi, km mi, 1 or to the edge of the continental margin ; Terrain:Mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas ; Land use :* Arable land: 20.5% :* Permanent crops: 2.3% :* Permanent pasture: 9.1% :* Forest: 22.3% :* Other: 57.2% (2011) ; Irrigated land:{{Convert, 1.3, km2, , abbr=on (2012) ; Total renewable water resources : {{convert, 0.05, km3, cumi, abbr=on (2011) ; Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) :* Total: {{convert, 0.01, km3, cumi, abbr=on/yr (63%/21%/15%) :* Per capita: {{convert, 97.67, m3, cuyd, abbr=on, 0/yr (2005) ; Environment - current issues : Water management, a major concern because of limited natural fresh water resources, is further hampered by the clearing of trees to increase crop production, causing rainfall to run off quickly ; Environment:international agreements :* Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-
Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part ...
, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling ; Geography - note : Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches. Antigua's southernmost point is Cape Shirley. : Barbuda has a large western harbor.


Extreme points


Antigua

* Northernmost point – Boon Point * Easternmost point - Man of War Point, Green Island * Easternmost point (mainland only) -
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* Southernmost point - Nanton Point * Southernmost point (including Redonda) - headland on southern coast of Redonda (''also the southernmost point in Antigua and Barbuda'') * Westernmost point - Five Islands * Westernmost point (including Redonda) - headland on Western coast of Redonda (''also the westernmost point in Antigua and Barbuda'') * Westernmost point (mainland only) - Pearns Point * Lowest point: Caribbean Sea: 0 m * Highest point:
Boggy Peak Boggy Peak, named Mount Obama from 2009 to 2016, is the highest point of the Shekerley Mountains on the island of Antigua. It lies in the southwest region of the island, and rises to a height of . History The area has significant cultural herit ...
: {{Convert, 402, m, , abbr=on


Barbuda

* Northernmost point – Goat Point (''also the northernmost point in Antigua and Barbuda'') * Easternmost point - unnamed headland on eastern coast (''also the easternmost point in Antigua and Barbuda'') * Southernmost point -
Coco Point Coco commonly refers to: * Coco (folklore), a mythical bogeyman in many Hispano- and Lusophone nations Coco may also refer to: People * Coco (given name), a first name, its shorthand, or unrelated nickname * Coco (surname), a list of people wi ...
* Westernmost point - Cedar Tree Point


References

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