Sandy Island, Anguilla
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| Location: | 18°12’45"N, 63°7’6"W |
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Sandy Island is an island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea.
This is a small island, around 130 yards by 80 yards, consisting of round white sands with in the middle a little vegetation with shrubs and palm trees. On the island stands a local restaurant. The main island, Anguilla itself, can be reached in 15 minutes by boat from the restaurant, and the owner of the restaurant takes care of the free boat crossing.
Sandy Island is popular with tourists for the richness of its seabed , the beach of fine sand and coral for the presence of the famed bar / restaurant.
Hurricanes
In 1995, the island was submerged by Hurricane Luis for some days while the facilities were severely damaged by the passage of the next several tropical cyclones and, during one of these storms, vessel went aground on the island.[1] The buildings were rebuilt later.
Even the flora was damaged by tropical storms, the palm trees and shrubs were uprooted by strong winds giving the island an aspect even more barren, almost without vegetation.
The restaurant was re-built in 2007, however in 2017, Hurricane Irma destroyed the buildings and vegetation, leaving a bare sand bar.[2]