Anegada
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Anegada is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It lies about north of Virgin Gorda. Anegada is the only inhabited British Virgin Island formed from coral and limestone, rather than of volcanic origin. While the other islands are mountainous, Anegada is flat and low. Its highest point is only about above sea level, earning it its name, which is from the Spanish for "flooded land", tierra anegada.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Anegada
- Islands.image_name
- AnegadaWestEndAerial.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Unlike the other British Virgin Islands, Anegada is a low-lying coral island rather than a volcanic island.
- Islands.location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Islands.image_map
- Anegada BVI.svg
- Islands.map
- British Virgin Islands#Caribbean
- Islands.map_caption
- The location of Anegada within the British Virgin Islands
- Islands.area_sqmi
- 14
- Islands.archipelago
- Virgin Islands
- Islands.country
- United KingdomBritish Virgin Islands
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- British Overseas Territory
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- British Virgin Islands
- Islands.population
- 450
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2024
- Islands.timezone1
- AST
- Islands.utc_offset1
- -4
- Islands.iso_code
- VG
- Lighthouse.embed
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 450
- Area
- 39.32
- Elevation
- 9
- Image
- AnegadaWestEndAerial.jpg
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Anegada is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It lies about north of Virgin Gorda. Anegada is the only inhabited British Virgin Island formed from coral and limestone, rather than of volcanic origin. While the other islands are mountainous, Anegada is flat and low. Its highest point is only about above sea level, earning it its name, which is from the Spanish for "flooded land", tierra anegada.
Additionally, Anegada is the only sliver of land directly south of Bermuda, another British overseas territory. Anegada lies directly west of Mauritania in Africa and east of all other islands in the British Virgin Islands.
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