Maiden Island
Maiden Island is located in Antigua and Barbuda
Maiden Island
Maiden Island
Maiden Island is located in Lesser Antilles
Maiden Island
Maiden Island
Maiden Island is located in Caribbean
Maiden Island
Maiden Island
Geography
LocationCaribbean
Coordinates17°08′40″N 61°45′48″W / 17.14444°N 61.76333°W / 17.14444; -61.76333
ArchipelagoLeeward Islands, Lesser Antilles
Administration
Additional information
Time zone
Private island
Northeast coast. Marine Reserve.
Established2005
WebsiteNortheast Marine Management Area in Antigua and Barbuda
Maiden Island is located in Antigua and Barbuda
Maiden Island
Maiden Island
Location of Maiden Island within Antigua and Barbuda.

Maiden Island, also known as "Maid Island" or "Maiden Islet," is a small private island which is part of the independent nation of Antigua and Barbuda. [1][2]

The island contains a total of ten moorings, making it a popular tourist destination for those who enjoy the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. [3]

As of 2009, the island was owned by American financial criminal Allen Stanford.[4]

Maiden Island is the site for the largest coral reef restoration project performed with designed artificial reefs called "Reef Balls". In 2004, approximately 3,500 prefabricated reef modules were deployed on all sides of the island but the primary reef was created on the windward side and was heavily planted with propagated and rescued coral and other marine life.[5] There were more than 10,000 propagated coral fragments planted on the Reef Balls by the Reef Ball Foundation, a public non-profit NGO that does reef restoration work worldwide.

Reef Balls on the windward side of Maiden Island planted heavily with propagated and rescued coral.


References

  1. ↑ "Maiden Island". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. ↑ "Maiden Island (island)". ag.geoview.info. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Maiden Island - Marina information". www.portbooker.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  4. ↑ Islanders count cost of billionaire's collapsed empire, by Ed Pilkington, in the Guardian; published February 21, 2009; retrieved April 25, 2019
  5. ↑ "Coral Growth Assessment on an Established Artificial Reef in Antigua". Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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