Green Island (Antigua and Barbuda)
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Green Iceland is a small uninhabited island off the Atlantic coast of the Caribbean island of Antigua. The island forms in Man of War Point the eastern point of Antigua and the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.
Location and landscape
Green Iceland lies off the southeastern peninsula of Antigua, at the southern entrance to Nonsuch Bay. For mainland towards extending south off the island of Green Bay, a bay -like Strait, off Cape Point Green Cork Iceland is only about 200 meters offshore from. Administratively, it belongs to Saint Phillip 's Parish.
The island itself measures approximately 2 kilometers from west to east, their width varies by two südweisende peninsulas in the range of a few hundred meters, thus forming several protected bays. Overall, the island has an area of about 40 hectares. A sea -side peninsula terminates in Man of War Point, as eastern point of Antigua ( as a region, east point of the main island is the Neck of Land), of which the Atlantic up over nearly 4000 km extending to the lying approximately at the same latitude Cape Verde.
The island rises only a few meters above the sea level, is composed of tropical scrub forest and partly lined with rock and partly by pure white beaches. On both sides are offshore reefs and rocks, the northern reef blocks the entire Nonsuch Bay and pulls up Long Bay.
Use and nature conservation
The island is privately owned since 1947, and is owned by the Mill Reef Club in Mill Reef. It is regarded as excellent snorkeling area, there are day tours offered on the island.
2002 was the Antigua- Slim Snake ( Antiguan Racer, Alsophis antiguae ) are located here. She was born on Antiguan mainland of rats and Indian mongooses that had been einschleppt in the 19th century against sugar cane pests exterminated, and was considered extinct. A small population had survived on Great Bird Iceland. After a resettlement action on Rabbit Iceland was successful, the project was extended to Green Iceland.
The island belongs since 2006 to the North East Marine Management Area ( NEMMA, 78 km ²), a rather non-specific reserve. 2007 here by BirdLife International also an Offshore Islands Important Bird Area ( AG006 ) was described, under which the Antiguan smaller islands are summarized as an important area for shorebirds. As a local reserve a Green Iceland Reefs Park Reserve for the southern reefs and a more comprehensive Green Iceland Wildlife Reserve ( Nicholson, 1977) are proposed but not yet reported. The latter covered with roughly 500 acres also on the northern reefs to Indian Point, where it would overlap with the Devils Bridge National Park.