Signal Hill (Antigua and Barbuda)
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Signal Hill is a mountain and the second-highest point on Antigua island, in Antigua and Barbuda.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wallings Forest (Antigua and Barbuda) - BirdLife IBA factsheet". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "About – Wallings Nature Reserve". Retrieved 2024-11-12.
17°02′N 61°49′W / 17.033°N 61.817°W
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