Falmouth Harbour
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Falmouth Harbour
Falmouth Harbour is a horseshoe-shaped bay and natural harbour on the far southern coast of the island of Antigua in Antigua and Barbuda.
It is located within Saint Paul Parish.
Geography
[edit]The small township and port of Falmouth lies close to its northern shore. English Harbour is located close to its eastern shore. Its geographic coordinates are 17°1′0″N 61°46′0″W / 17.01667°N 61.76667°W.[1]
The harbour lies close to the eastern end of the Shekerley Mountains, a range of hills along Antigua's southern coast. Monk's Hill, the easternmost peak in the range, lies immediately to the north of the bay.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008-07-07. Archived from the original on 2003-10-08. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- 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.
17°01′N 61°46′W / 17.017°N 61.767°W
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