Anegada

Anegada
Unlike the other British Virgin Islands, Anegada is a low-lying coral island rather than a volcanic island.
The location of Anegada within the British Virgin Islands
Anegada is located in British Virgin Islands
Anegada
Anegada
Anegada is located in Caribbean
Anegada
Anegada
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates18°44′N 64°20′W / 18.733°N 64.333°W / 18.733; -64.333
ArchipelagoVirgin Islands
Area14 sq mi (36 km2)
Administration
British Overseas TerritoryBritish Virgin Islands
Demographics
Population450 (2024)[1]
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeVG
Anegada Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height19 m (62 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 10s Edit this on Wikidata

Anegada /ˌænəˈɡɑːdə/ 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 approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Virgin Gorda. Anegada is the only inhabited British Virgin Island formed from coral and limestone,[2] rather than being of volcanic origin. While the other islands are mountainous, Anegada is flat and low. Its highest point is only about 28 feet (8.5 m) above sea level, earning it its name, which is the Spanish term for the flooded land, "tierra anegada".[3]

Additionally, Anegada is the only sliver of land directly south of Bermuda, another British overseas territory. Nonetheless, Anegada lies directly west of Mauritania in Africa and east of all other islands in the British Virgin Islands.

At about 15 square miles (38 square kilometers), Anegada is the second largest of the British Virgin Islands. with a population of 450 as of the 2024 Census.[4] Most of the population on Anegada live in the only village, The Settlement.

  1. ^ "Virgin Islands 2010 Population and Housing Census Report" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ Arguably Saba Rock, with a part-time hotel on it, is also inhabited. The only other significant coral and limestone island in the Territory is Sandy Spit.
  3. ^ "Anegada, a world apart" BVI Tourist Board website. Accessed: 11 December 2014
  4. ^ The BVI Beacon "Portrait of a population: 2024 Census published" pg. 4, 20 November 2014