Villas in Anguilla
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Islands and cays
The territory of Anguilla consists of the island of Anguilla itself (by far the largest), as well as numerous other islands and cays, most of which are very small and uninhabited. These include:
Anguillita, Blowing Rock, Cove Cay, Crocus Cay, Deadman's Cay, Dog Island, East Cay, Little Island, Little Scrub Island, Mid Cay, North Cay, Prickly Pear Cays, Rabbit Island, Sandy Island, also known as Sand Island, Scilly Cay, Scrub Island, Seal Island, Sombrero, also known as Hat Island, South Cay, South Wager Island, West Cay
Anguilla's thin arid soil is largely unsuitable for agriculture, and the island has few land based natural resources. Its main industries are tourism, offshore incorporation and management, offshore banking, and fishing. Many insurance and financial business are headquartered in Anguilla.
The economy of Anguilla is had a period of expansion, especially the tourism sector which is drove major new developments in partnerships with multi-national companies
The Anguilla National Trust (ANT) was established in 1993 to preserve the heritage of the island, including its cultural heritage. The Trust has programmes encouraging Anguillan writers and the preservation of the island's history.
The island's cultural history begins with the Arawak Indians. Artifacts have been found around the island, telling of life before European settlers arrived.
As throughout the Caribbean, holidays are a cultural fixture. Anguilla's most important holidays are of historic as much as cultural importance – particularly the anniversary of the emancipation (previously August Monday in the Park), celebrated as the Summer Festival. British holidays, such as the Queen's birthday, are also celebrated.
As in many other former British Colonies, cricket is also a popular sport. Boat racing has deep roots in Anguillian culture, and is the national sport. There are regular sailing regattas on national holidays which are contested by locally built and designed boats. Sailing in Anguilla has a long and deep history, and is one of the defining characteristics of the island. The history of Anguillian sailing is often indistinguishable from the history of the island itself. Sailing craft date back to the Taino and Arawak peoples who inhabited Anguilla before the British Colonisation. However these craft have had little influence on the unique sailing practiced in Anguilla. Instead, it originated from the fishing vessels constructed and built locally after colonization and the subsequent collapse of the local plantation system to provide food and modest income to the inhabitants.
Anguillita is a small, rocky island off the western tip of Anguilla. Anguillita is not Anguilla's westernmost point - that honour goes to the westernmost of the Prickly Pear Cays. It is, however, the dependency's southernmost point.
Unlike Scrub Island, a larger island off the Eastern Tip and which has two excellent beaches, Anguillita is rarely even seen, since the western tip is virtually inaccessible by foot. As such it is rarely visited by tourists, though it is accessible by sea kayak.
Anguillita offers opportunities for divers, and good snorkelling conditions can be found off its rugged coast. Species such as barracudas, stingrays, and turtles can be seen in its waters. There are thee ledged mini-walls at a depth of some 5-20 metres, and numerous small underwater caves.
The Prickly Pear Cays, sometimes spelled Prickley Pear Cay, are a small pair of uninhabited islands about six miles from Road Bay, Anguilla, in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. They are is divided by a narrow channel into Prickly Pear east and Prickly Pear west.
Scrub Island lying off the eastern tip of Anguilla covers an area of about three square miles (8km²). It is most easily reached by hired boat and features two excellent beaches, including the rarely visited Deadman's Cay. Privately owned, the remains of an abandoned air field still exist. Whales are commonly seen west of Scrub, along the southern coastline. This island has no electricity or plumbing.
Sombrero, also known as Hat Island, is the northernmost island of the Lesser Antilles. It lies 55 km or 34 miles north west of Anguilla across the Dog and Prickly Pear Passage. The distance to Dog Island, the closest island of Anguilla, is 39 km or 24 miles. Sombrero is 1.5 km or 0.9 miles long north-south, and 0.4 km or 0.25 miles wide. The land area is 0.38 km² or 95 acres. Originally, when viewed from the sea, the island had the shape of a sombrero hat but mining operations have left the island with precipitous sides and a relatively flat top which is 12 m or 40 feet above sea level. The surface of the island is rough, and vegetation is sparse.
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