The Settlement, Anegada
| The Settlement | |
| British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Island: | Anegada |
| Location: | 18°43’12"N, 64°18’59"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 200 (est.) |
| Local Government | |
| Website: | The Settlement |
The Settlement is the main and only town on Anegada, the north-easternmost island of the British Virgin Islands. It stands near Lower Bay, at the south-eastern part of the island and has about 200 inhabitants.
Although a very small town, it has a town centre, often called "the Village", which consists of the area along the main road.
Besides the Government Administration Building, a small medical clinic, a post office, a police building and a library there also are a few restaurants, hotels, and a few small stores.
The towns harbour is at Setting Point which is a popular place for boats, the harbour has connections with Road Town on Tortola thrice-weekly by ferries.
Around the town
On the outskirts can be found "The Walls", a farming area circled by old stone walls. The enclosed fields were used to grow bananas, maize, sweet potatoes and other crops.
There is also the "Iguana Headstart Facility", a breeding farm for iguanas, mainly the Anegada Ground Iguana (or Anegada rock iguana, "Cyclura pinguis"). The farm is managed by the BVI National Parks Trust and the iguanas are released when they are large enough to survive in the wild.[1] San Diego Zoo Global has been running the Anegada Iguana Project since 1992.[2]
The town's and the island's airport, the small Auguste George Airport (Template:IATA) is about a mile north-west of the town.
Outside links
- about The Settlement
- map of The Settlement
- Anegada on Bareboats BVI
- Main Street and Library
- The Anegada Iguana Project
