The Settlement (BVI)

The Settlement (BVI)

The Settlement is the main and only town on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.

The Town

The Settlement lies near "Lower Bay" at the southwestern part of the island and has about 200 inhabitants. The coordinates are coord|18|43|07|N|64|19|01|W

The center of this very small town, often also called "the Village", consists of the area along the main road.

Besides the "Government Administration Building", a small medical clinic, a post office, a police building and a library there also are a few restaurants, the "Ocean Range Hotel", a bakery "Dotsy´s Bakery" and a few small stores ( [http://www.b-v-i.com/Anegada/default.htm#The%20Settlement 1] ).

On the outskirts you can find "The Walls", a farming area circled by old stone walls. The enclosed fields were used to grow bananas, maize, sweet potatoes and other crops ( [http://www.b-v-i.com/Anegada/default.htm#The%20Settlement 2] ).

There is also the "Iguana Headstart Facility", a breeding farm for iguanas, mainly the Anegada Ground Iguana (or Anegada rock iguana, "Cyclura pinguis"). The farm is managed by the "BVI National Parks Trust" and the iguanas are released when they are large enough to survive in the wild ( [http://www.nandoperettifound.org/default.aspx?idPage=405 3] ).

The towns harbor is at "Setting Point" which is a popular place for sailboats, the harbor has connections with Road Town on Tortola.thrice-weekly by ferries.

The towns and the islands airport, the small "Auguste George Airport" (airport code "NGD") is about 1 mile northwest of the town.

History

In 1672 Anegada was made part of the British colony Antigua and has been under British control ever since.

The "The Zoological Society of San Diego" has been running the "Anegada Iguana Project" since 1992 with the Headstart Facility being opened in 2003 ( [http://cres.sandiegozoo.org/projects/rb_iguanas_caribb.html 4] ).

Today tourism is the main income source for the town even though commercial fishing also is a substantial business.

External links

* [http://www.b-v-i.com/Anegada/default.htm#The%20Settlement about The Settlement]
* [http://www.skyviews.com/bvi/anegada/map.html map of The Settlement]
* [http://www.bareboatsbvi.com/anegada.html pictures from The Settlement]
* [http://www.theoceanadventure.com/VIie02/images/analib.jpgMain street and Library]
* [http://cres.sandiegozoo.org/projects/rb_iguanas_caribb.html abou the "Anegada Iguana Project"]


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