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Islands of Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua [920]
Group: Leeward Islands Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Country: Antigua and Barbuda Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 17.10º N Long : 61.80º W
Area: 277.0 sq. km Altitude: 402 m
Shoreline: 111.9 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.4040
Depth to nearest land: 1000 m
Nearest island: 35 km group: 70 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 700 km Isolation Index: 41
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic and raised coral Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
Percent shoreline: Coral Reef: 99% Mangrove: 0%
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, capital: St. Johns
Population: 78240 (1983) Density: 282.5 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 1.3%/yr Increasing slowly
Major Human Activities: tourism, agriculture:cotton,sugar,, livestock
Habitat: scattered towns Urban Pop: 30000 Urban Indicator: 3
Accessibility: airport
Gross Domestic Product: $ 1730 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
DATA RELIABILITY: poor Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 12
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 01/05/89
Barbuda [64]
Group: Leeward Islands Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Country: Antigua and Barbuda Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 17.70º N Long : 61.75º W
Area: 171.5 sq. km Altitude: 45 m
Shoreline: 65.5 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.3819
Depth to nearest land: 1000 m
Nearest island: 50 km group: 125 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 750 km Isolation Index: 46
ISLAND TYPE: raised coral with lagoon Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: tropical 1050 mm, 16-27øC
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
Percent shoreline: Coral Reef: 99% Mangrove: 0%
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 1200 (1984) Density: 7.0 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 1.3%/yr Increasing slowly
Gross Domestic Product: $ 1730 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
DATA RELIABILITY: poor Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 01/05/89
Redonda [1538]
Group: Leeward Islands, Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Country: Antigua and Barbuda: Atlantic
Lat: 16.98º NLong: 62.32º W Region: Caribbean Sea
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE:
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