Sandy Island
Sandy Island is an island in Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory, and is part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Sandy Island is a small island on which a local restaurant is located.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Anguilla
- Also known as: “Sand Island” and “Sandy Island, Anguilla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Road Salt Pond and Meads Bay Pond.
Road Salt Pond
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Road Salt Pond, also known as Road Bay Pond or simply Road Pond, is a wetland in Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas. Road Salt Pond is situated 3½ km east of Sandy Island.
Meads Bay Pond
Meads Bay Pond is a wetland in Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas. Meads Bay Pond is situated 4 km southwest of Sandy Island.Rendezvous Bay Pond
Rendezvous Bay Pond, also known as Rendezvous Bay Salt Pond, is a wetland in Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea. It is one of the territory's Important Bird Areas. Rendezvous Bay Pond is situated 4 km south of Sandy Island.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandy Ground and South Hill.
Sandy Ground
Village
Sandy Ground is a village and one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla, and its main port. The long curved beach is backed by high cliffs and a disused salt pond. According to the 2011 census Sandy Ground has a population of 230. Sandy Ground is situated 3½ km southeast of Sandy Island.
South Hill
Village
South Hill is one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla. Its population at the 2011 census was 1,722. South Hill is situated 3½ km southeast of Sandy Island.
North Hill
Village
North Hill is one of the fourteen Districts of Anguilla. Its population at the 2011 census was 464. North Hill is situated 4 km east of Sandy Island.
Sandy Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Anguilla, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.21236° or 18° 12′ 45″ northLongitude
-63.11835° or 63° 7′ 6″ westOpen location code
77CR6V6J+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 195370662OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Sandy Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sandy uhartea”
- Cebuano: “Sandy Island”
- Croatian: “Sandy Island”
- Dutch: “Sandy Island”
- French: “Sandy Island”
- Galician: “Illa Sandy”
- Italian: “Sandy Island”
- Swedish: “Sandy Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Road Point and Lower South Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dungeon Gym Fitness Centre and South Hill Plaza.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sandy Island”. Photo: alljengi, CC BY-SA 2.0.