This article describes the geography of Anguilla.
| Continent | North America |
| Subregion | Caribbean |
| Geographic coordinates | 18°15′N 63°10′W / 18.25°N 63.167°W / 18.25; -63.167 |
| Area - Total - Water |
Ranked 220th 102 km² 0 km |
| Coastline | 61 km |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Countries bordered | none |
| Highest point | Crocus Hill, 65 m |
| Lowest point | Caribbean Sea, 0 m |
| Longest river | none |
| Largest inland body of water | |
| Land Use - Arable land - Permanent crops - Other |
0 % 0 % 100 % (2005 est.) |
| Irrigated Land: N/A | |
| Climate: | tropical |
| Terrain: | flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone |
| Natural resources | salt, fish, lobster |
| Natural hazards | hurricanes, tropical storms (July to October) |
| Environmental issues | low water supplies |
Anguilla is one of the Leeward Islands, which lie between the Caribbean Sea in the west and the open Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is a long, flat, dry/wet, scrub-covered coral island, south and east of Puerto Rico and north of the Windward chain. It is an island of no significant elevations with its terrain consisting entirely of beaches, dunes, and low limestone bluffs.
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