Signal Hill (Antigua and Barbuda)

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The Shekerley Mountains with Signal Hill, and Falmouth Harbour. Der dunkle Dreimaster in der Mitte gehort Silvio Berlusconi.JPG
The Shekerley Mountains with Signal Hill, and Falmouth Harbour.

Signal Hill is a mountain and the second-highest point on Antigua island, in Antigua and Barbuda.

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Geography

It is in the Shekerley Mountains range, with an elevation of 365 metres (1,198 ft).

The mountain overlooks the south coast of Antigua to the west of Falmouth Harbour.

The highest point on Antigua is Boggy Peak, also in the Shekerley Mountains.

Wallings Forest

On the northwest slope of the mountain is Wallings Forest, designated as an important bird area for Antigua and Barbuda. [1] [2] Wallings Forest is home to the Wallings Nature Reserve, established in 2018 as the first Community-Managed National Park in Antigua and Barbuda. [3]

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References

  1. "Wallings Forest (Antigua and Barbuda) - BirdLife IBA factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. Wege, David C.; Anadón-Irizarry, Verónica; International, BirdLife (2008). Important Bird Areas in the Caribbean: Key Sites for Conservation. BirdLife International. p. 44. ISBN   978-0-946888-65-8.
  3. "About – Wallings Nature Reserve" . Retrieved 2024-11-12.

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