Anguilla

British Caribbean island

Anguilla is a small British Overseas Territory in the eastern Caribbean, known for its beaches and offshore banking.

The island's name comes from its elongated shape, resembling an eel.

We spent a week in Anguilla last winter. (Lowercase anguilla is a genus of eels.)

island

Caribbean

Tropical Atlantic region

tourism · snorkeling · scuba diving · sailing · fishing · luxury · villas · coral reefs · palm trees · sea turtles

territory

Caribbean

Tropical Atlantic region

Bermuda · Gibraltar · Commonwealth

economy

tourism

Leisure travel sector

banking · services · hospitality · beaches · yachting · real estate · duty-free

geography

Caribbean Sea

Tropical Atlantic basin

scrubland · limestone · tropical climate · hurricane zone · Saint Martin · reef · lagoon · cay

history

secession

Formal withdrawal from union

colonial · reversion · constitution · self-determination · federation

culture

reggae

Jamaican offbeat music style

lobster · crayfish · rice and peas · rum · heritage · West Indian · creole

Opposites
political status

AnguillaJamaica

Caribbean island nation

Trinidad and Tobago · Barbados · The Bahamas · Saint Lucia · Cuba

island size

AnguillaCuba

Caribbean island country

Hispaniola · Jamaica · Puerto Rico · Australia · Greenland

population and development scale

AnguillaPuerto Rico

American Caribbean territory

Cuba · Jamaica · Dominican Republic · Cancún · Havana

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G