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All the signs pointed towards Antigua.
The island had warm, steady winds, a complex coastline of
safe harbors, and a protective, nearly unbroken wall of
coral reef. It would make a perfect place to hide a fleet.
And so in 1784 the legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson sailed to Antigua and established Great Britain's most
important Caribbean base. Little did he know that over 200
years later the same unique characteristics that attracted
the Royal Navy would transform Antigua and Barbuda in one of
the Caribbean's premier tourist destinations.
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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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The current population stands at over 68,000 and the capital is St. John's on Antigua, the temperate
weather and golden sands make Antigua one of the most popular Caribbean
destinations and it is an excellent place for water-sports enthusiasts,
and especially sailing. Antigua's gently undulating dry interior is
bordered by a much indented coastline giving - it is claimed to have 365
beaches, one for every day of the year. Temperatures generally range from
the mid-seventies in the winter to the mid-eighties in the summer.
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Barbuda is one of those very few islands in the Caribbean that
remains--and probably will remain for some time--so undeveloped as to
seem positively deserted at times. With the exception of the guests of
the island's small number of accommodations, the population seems largely
to consist of the graceful Fregata magnificens, or frigate bird. As the
birds possess a marked preference for the northwest lagoon, Barbuda's
seemingly endless white and pink sand beaches are left to the peaceful
wanderings of those lucky enough to sojourn here.
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