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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 . |
S ize: 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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