- Falmouth Harbour
Location map
Antigua and Barbuda
label = Falmouth Harbour
lat_deg = 17
lat_min = 1
lat_sec = 0
lat_dir = N
lon_deg = 61
lon_min = 46
lon_sec = 0
lon_dir = W
caption = Location of Falmouth Harbour within Antigua and Barbuda
float = right
width = 250Falmouth Harbour is a horseshoe-shaped natural
harbour on the far south of the island ofAntigua . The small township of Falmouth lies close to its northern shore, andEnglish Harbour is located close to its eastern shore. Its geographic coordinates are coord|17|1|0|N|61|46|0|W. [cite web |title=NGA GEOnet Names Server |publisher=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |date=2008-07-07 |url=http://www.nima.mil/gns/html/index.html |accessdate=2008-07-22]The harbour lies close to the eastern end of the
Shekerley Mountains , a range of hills skirting Antigua's south coast. Monk's Hill, the easternmost peak in the range, lies immediately to the north of the harbour.References
*Miller, D. (ed.) (2005) "Caribbean Islands. (4th edition)". Footscray, VIC: Lonely Planet.
*Scott, C. R. (ed.) (2005) "Insight guide: Caribbean (5th edition)". London: Apa Publications.
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