Falmouth Harbour

Falmouth Harbour
Location of Falmouth Harbour on Antigua island, within Antigua and Barbuda

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

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 / 17.01667; -61.76667.[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

  • Antigua island topics

References

  1. ↑ "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.



Coordinates: 17°01′N 61°46′W / 17.017°N 61.767°W / 17.017; -61.767


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