Anguilla

(Caribbean Region)

By: Elizabeth H.

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Last updated: Feb. 12th 2008

Anguilla is a small Brittish island that is mainly low-lying land because this island is made up of mostly coral and limestone. It is located in the Caribbean sea just east of Puerto Rico, about half the size of Washington, DC. The maximum elevation is 60 m (200 f). This island has frequent storms and tropical storms. Anguilla has quite a few beaches and is involved in fishing and subsistence farming. this small island used to be governed as saint kitts and Nevis. Anguilla has a dry climate. Its natural resources are salt, fish and lobster.

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