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Antigua (/ænˈtiːɡə/ a TEE-gə or now and then the spelling articulation/ænˈtiːɡwə/),[1] otherwise called Waladli,[by whom?] is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean area, the fundamental island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua signifies “antiquated” in Spanish after a symbol in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la Antigua—St. Mary of the Old Cathedral.[2] The name Waladli[3] originates from the local Indian occupants and means pretty nearly “our own”.[citation needed] The island’s outline is approximately 87 km (54 mi) and its range 281 km2 (108 sq mi). Its populace was 80,161 (at the 2011 Census).[4] The economy is principally dependent on tourism, with the rural segment serving the residential bus.

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In excess of 31,000 individuals live in the capital city, St. John’s, at 17°6′n 61°45′w. The capital is arranged in the north-west and has a profound harbor which can oblige expansive journey ships. Other heading populace settlements are All Saints (3,412) and Liberta (2,239), as per the 2001 registration.

English Harbor on the south-eastern coast is celebrated internationally for its secured asylum throughout fierce storms. It is the site of a restored British provincial maritime station called “Nelson’s Dockyard” after Captain Horatio Nelson. Today English Harbor and the neighboring town of Falmouth are globally renowned as a yachting and cruising end and provisioning focus. Throughout Antigua Sailing Week, at the end of April and start of May, the yearly world-class regatta brings numerous cruising vessels and mariners to the island to play s

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