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Anguilla

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0118.218° N · 62.983° W
Place guide · Crocus HillCrocus Hill

At 73 metres (240 ft), Crocus Hill is the highest point on Anguilla, rising just north of The Valley and crowned by a historic bell tower that was once part of a colonial-era psychiatric institution.

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0218.267° N · 62.950° W
Place guide · Island HarbourIsland Harbour

A small fishing district on Anguilla's east coast, Island Harbour has developed a quiet tourist identity based on its beach, boardwalk and the small boat harbour that gives the settlement its name and its living.

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0318.283° N · 62.933° W
Place guide · Prickly Pear CaysPrickly Pear Cays

A pair of uninhabited limestone cays about six miles north of Road Bay, the Prickly Pear Cays are one of Anguilla's six marine protected areas, known for their fringing coral reefs, sea grass beds and the bird colonies that nest on the East Cay's interior scrubland.

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0418.203° N · 63.017° W
Place guide · Sandy GroundSandy Ground

A long pale-sand beach on Anguilla's southwest coast near Blowing Point, Sandy Ground fronts the island's most popular resort area and is known for its shallow entry, consistent accessibility and the row of beach bars and restaurants that line the landward edge of the sand.

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0518.283° N · 62.967° W
Place guide · Shoal Bay EastShoal Bay East

A long, pale-sand beach on Anguilla's Atlantic east coast, Shoal Bay East is routinely cited among the Caribbean's most beautiful shores for its turquoise water, gentle slope and uninterrupted horizon.

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0618.217° N · 62.983° W
Place guide · The ValleyThe Valley

Anguilla's capital and main town, The Valley is a low-rise settlement in the island's central east where government offices, a small museum, Wallblake Airport and dispersed residential streets make up a town that functions as much by golf-cart and bicycle as by car.

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