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Anguilla, pronounced ang GWIHL uh, is a coral island in the Caribbean Sea. It is a dependency of Britain. Anguilla covers an area of about 37 square miles (96 square kilometers) and has a population of about 7,000. It has a dry, hot climate and is covered by low-lying plant life. Tourism has replaced fishing and salt processing as Anguilla's major industry. A community called The Valley is the island's capital.
Christopher Columbus may have sighted the island in 1493 during his second voyage to the New World. Explorers named the island Anguilla (Latin for eel) because of its long, narrow shape. It became a colony of Britain in 1650. In 1883, Britain made Anguilla and the Caribbean islands of St. Christopher (now called St. Kitts) and Nevis a single colony. It became an associated state of Britain in 1967. But most Anguillans favored separation from St. Kitts and Nevis. In 1980, Anguilla officially became a separate British dependency (see WEST INDIES [History]).
Contributor: Gerald R. Showalter, Ph.D., Associate Prof. of Geography, Ball State Univ.
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