| Central Plain Group Stratigraphic range: Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Type | Group |
| Underlies | Antigua Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 17°06′N61°48′W / 17.1°N 61.8°W Coordinates: 17°06′N61°48′W / 17.1°N 61.8°W |
| Region | Antigua |
| Country |  Antigua and Barbuda |
  Central Plain Group (Antigua and Barbuda) | |
The Central Plain Group is a geologic group in Antigua and Barbuda. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oligocene period. [1]
Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major islands, Antigua and Barbuda separated by 63 km (39 mi), and smaller islands. The permanent population number is about 97,120, with 97% being resident on Antigua. The capital and largest port and city is St. John's on Antigua, with Codrington being the largest town on Barbuda. Lying near each other, Antigua and Barbuda are in the middle of the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 17°N of the equator.
"Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" is the national anthem of Antigua and Barbuda. Written by Novelle Hamilton Richards and composed by Walter Garnet Picart Chambers, it was adopted in 1967 while Antigua and Barbuda were still a British colony. It was adopted as the national anthem upon independence in 1981.
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Antigua and Barbuda national football team is the national team of Antigua and Barbuda and is controlled by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association, a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football and the Caribbean Football Union.
Antigua, also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on 1 November 1981.
The Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda consists of:
The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General. Ten members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident of Barbuda on the advice of the Prime Minister, and one at the Governor General's discretion. The current Senate convened on 26 March 2018, following the general election of 21 March.
The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association is the governing body of football in Antigua and Barbuda. They control the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.
Antigua and Barbuda first competed at the Olympic Games in 1976, and has participated in each Summer Olympics also known as the Games of the Olympiad. The nation has never won a medal at the Summer Olympics missing only the Games of the XXII Olympiad in Moscow, Russia’s capital by participating in the American-led boycott of those games and has never competed in the Winter Olympics also known as the Winter Olympic Games.
The Antigua and Barbuda men's national tennis team represents Antigua and Barbuda in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Antigua and Barbuda Tennis Association.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Antigua and Barbuda:
The Antigua and Barbuda passport is issued to citizens of Antigua and Barbuda for international travel. The passport is a Caricom passport as Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Caribbean Community.
The Antigua and Barbuda women's national football team, nicknamed The Benna Girls, is the national women's football team of Antigua and Barbuda and is overseen by the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association, a member of the CONCACAF and the Caribbean Football Union.
Miss Antigua & Barbuda is a national beauty pageant in Antigua & Barbuda.
Afro-Antiguans and Afro-Barbudans are Antiguans and Barbudans of entirely or predominantly African descent.
The Arikaree Formation, also Arikaree Group or Arikaree Sandstone is a geological unit in the central High Plains of the western United States. It preserves fossils dating to the late Oligocene to early Miocene.
The Antigua Formation is a geologic formation in Antigua and Barbuda. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Oligocene period.
The geology of Antigua and Barbuda is part of the Lesser Antilles volcanic island arc. Both islands are the above water limestone "caps" of now inactive volcanoes. The two islands are the surface features of the undersea Barbuda Bank and have karst limestone landscapes. Barbuda is primarily flat and formed from coral reefs. The Middle Miocene Highlands Formation has limestones which are the oldest rocks on the island, rising 120 feet above sea level. The Beazer Formation and the Codrington Formation are both from the Pleistocene and include reef and lagoon related rocks.
The Antigua & Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) is the non-partisan entity responsible for administering all elections in Antigua and Barbuda.
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