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.
The town of Falmouth in Saint Paul is located on it.
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 / 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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008年07月07日. Archived from the original on 2003年10月08日. Retrieved 2008年07月22日.
- 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 / 17.017; -61.767
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