Antigua, Leeward Islands
West Indies Caribbean
A beach for ...
every day of the year!
In "Fins", the island that she sails off to is Antigua.
Location
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.
Attraction
There are 365 beaches on Antigua, one for each day of the year. The great majority rest inside the calm, protected waters of the island's Caribbean side.
The coral reefs, attract snorkelers and scuba divers from all over the world. Barbuda (Antiguas sister isle) is one of the few unspoiled islands left in the Caribbean and is home to one of the region's most significant bird sanctuaries and the largest frigate bird colony outside the Galapagos.
Size
Antigua, the largest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands, is about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide. 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.
Climate
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.
