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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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