The Shekerley Mountains are a low mountain range on southwestern Antigua island, in the nation of Antigua and Barbuda and the Leeward Islands of the eastern Caribbean.
Geography
The range stretches for 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) along the south coast of the island, from near Johnsons Point in the west, to Falmouth Harbour and Falmouth, near English Harbour in the east.
Prominent hills
All of the highest points on Antigua island are in the Shekerley Mountains range.
The most prominent hills of the Shekerley Mountains include:
- Boggy Peak, the highest and formerly named Mount Obama
- Monks Hill
- Signal Hill
- Sage Hill
Communities
Within the mountains
- Boggy Peak ED
- John Hughes
- Dieppe Bay
Near the mountains
- Old Road
- Crabs Hill
- Johnsons Point
- Urlings
- Swetes (Southwest ED)
- Liberta (Southwest ED)
- Bendals
See also
- Landforms of Antigua and Barbuda
- Mountain ranges of the Caribbean
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