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Five Island Harbour
Location of Five Island Harbour on Antigua island, in Antigua and Barbuda

Five Island Harbour is a large bay on the west coast of the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda. [1]

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Map of the region including Five Island Harbour (DMA, 1989)

It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the nation's capital city of St. John's.

The town of Five Islands is on a peninsula along its northern shoreline.

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References

  1. 17°6′N61°54′W / 17.100°N 61.900°W "NGA GEOnet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2008-07-07. Archived from the original on October 8, 2003. Retrieved 2008-07-22.

17°06′N61°54′W / 17.100°N 61.900°W / 17.100; -61.900