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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
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