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Antigua (pronounced An-tee'ga) and Barbuda are located in the middle of
the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, roughly 17 degrees north of
the equator. To the south are the islands of Montserrat and Guadaloupe, and
to the north and west are Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Barts, and St. Martin.
Antigua, the largest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands, is about 14 miles
long and 11 miles wide, encompassing 108 square miles. Its highest point is
Boggy Peak (1319 ft.), located in the southwestern corner of the island.
Barbuda, a flat coral island with an area of only 68 square miles, lies
approximately 30 miles due north. The nation also includes the tiny (0.6
square mile) uninhabited island of Redonda, now a nature preserve. The
current population for the nation is approximately 68,000 and its capital is St.
John's on Antigua.
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Temperatures generally range from the mid-seventies in the winter to the mid-eighties in the summer. Annual rainfall averages only 45 inches, making it the sunniest of the Eastern Caribbean Islands, and the northeast trade winds are nearly constant, flagging only in September. Low humidity year-round.
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