Place details
Place nameAntigua and Barbuda
Other namesAntigua y Barbuda, Antigua e Barbuda, Antigua-et-Barbuda, Antigua und Barbuda, ATG, AG, ISO028, AC00, Antiguan Barbudan
Latitude17.05
Longitude-61.8
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises several islands; Columbus landed on Antigua in 1493; ceded to Britain in Treaty of Breda in 1667; Africans were brought here as slaves for the sugar plantations; was part of the Leeward Island Federation 1871-1956; official language is English.
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