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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Diller, Susanna L.
• Allen, Casey D.
• Kuramae, Ayumi
• Thieme, Donald M.
• Allen, Casey D

Titel

Anguilla

Ist Teil von

• Landscapes and Landforms of the Lesser Antilles, 2017, p.31-43

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Located east of the US Virgin Islands and 8 km north of Saint Martin, Anguilla is a low-lying Limestone Caribbee with no permanent standing water other than brackish salt ponds. With a volcanic historic long since passed, Anguilla has no mountainous features. Its limestone composition resulted in the formation of numerous caves, some of which are home to unique Amerindian religious sites. Anguilla’s lack of soil coverage resulted in a relative lack of historic and modern plantation agriculture, and the island relied heavily on the export of salt and lobster until a tourism industry developed around the 33 public beaches that ring the island. Currently, tourism is the leading industry on Anguilla and has impacted both the environment and local awareness of environmental health.