Bull Hole

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Bull Hole
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Satellite image of Barbuda with Bull Hole in the central-south
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Bull Hole
Location South Coast, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda
Coordinates 17°36′7.24″N61°47′47.90″W / 17.6020111°N 61.7966389°W / 17.6020111; -61.7966389
Type wetland

Bull Hole is a protected wetland in the South Coast and Midlands districts of Barbuda. [1] [2] It is officially protected by various laws including the Environmental Protection and Management Acts of 2015 and 2019. [3] [4] It is one of the only freshwater bodies on the island during the dry season. [5] Plant species found in the area include Coccoloba krugii (wild grape), Canella winterana (wild cinnamon), and Comocladia dodonaea (hogwood). [6] [7]

References

  1. Future Barbuda Vol. 3 (PDF).
  2. "Rosewood Barbuda ESIA".
  3. No. 11 of 2015 (PDF).
  4. "No. 10 of 2019" (PDF).
  5. "The role of black Barbudans in the establishment of open-range cattle herding in the colonial Caribbean and South Carolina". LSU Scholarly Repository.
  6. "Antigua and Barbuda: Country Report to the FAO International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources" (PDF).
  7. "A Vegetation Classification of Antigua Barbuda Redonda" (PDF).