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Ringed by coral reefs and white sand beaches, Anguilla a British Overseas Territory , is a mostly flat, low-lying island of coral and limestone; located in the north-eastern Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. As observed on the physical map of Anguilla above, there are no permanent rivers or streams on the island, and the name of the island is derived from its long thin shape.

Anguilla's highest point is Crocus Hill, with an elevation of only ft above sea level. A yellow, upright triangle marks its position on the map. Anguilla's territory includes a number of smaller offshore islands and cays, mostly tiny and uninhabited. Anguilla has no administrative divisions. It is one of the British overseas territories in the Eastern Caribbean.

Situated in the center of the island near the Crocus Hill is, The Valley, the capital and the largest city of Anguilla. Anguilla is the northernmost of the Leeward Islands, located in the Eastern Caribbean. Asia Map. Africa Map.

Australia Locations. North America Map. South America Map. Where is Anguilla? Public Holiday Troupes from villages all over the island come together on the last Friday of Summer Festival to parade through the streets of the Valley. Colourful costumes depicting cultural and fantasy themes and the winner of Road March is announced.

Carnival activities by night, and traditional Boatracing by day, pageantry, music and street dancing. Anguilla was first settled by the Amerindians and the earliest artefacts found date back to around BC.

Remains of settlements date from AD. It seems that the island may have been called Malliohana, meaning arrowhead, by the Arawaks. Who came next? However that may be, it is known that English settlers from the island of St.

More recent investigation indicates that the island may also have been a refuge for Creoles from St. Kitts, as well as Barbados, Nevis and Antigua. Slavery is thought to have been existent by Today the majority of residents are black Anguilla has a growing music scene and has produced the first-ever album with only artists from a single Caribbean island, playing multiple musical genres.

Anguilla has earned a fine reputation as the culinary capital of the Caribbean.