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Location | Caribbean |
Coordinates | 17°06′19″N 61°42′17″W / 17.1054°N 61.7046°W |
Archipelago | Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles |
Area | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
Administration | |
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Private island |
Pelican Island is a small private island located off the northeast coast of Antigua, at the eastern end of Mercers Creek Bay and immediately to the east of Crump Island. [1]
Pelican Island has an area of about 1.3 km2. The island lies only about 137 metres from Antigua. This proximity also means that Antiguan infrastructures of power reach Pelican Island. [2]
The island was one of the Antiguan properties involved in the Allen Stanford case. The financier was said to have acquired the island, along with Guana Island in 2008 for $17 million, [3] subsequently inflating its value by flipping. In 2012 The Telegraph included the island among "The world's best private islands for sale". [2] [4]
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Caribbean |
Coordinates | 17°06′19″N 61°42′17″W / 17.1054°N 61.7046°W |
Archipelago | Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles |
Area | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
Private island |
Pelican Island is a small private island located off the northeast coast of Antigua, at the eastern end of Mercers Creek Bay and immediately to the east of Crump Island. [1]
Pelican Island has an area of about 1.3 km2. The island lies only about 137 metres from Antigua. This proximity also means that Antiguan infrastructures of power reach Pelican Island. [2]
The island was one of the Antiguan properties involved in the Allen Stanford case. The financier was said to have acquired the island, along with Guana Island in 2008 for $17 million, [3] subsequently inflating its value by flipping. In 2012 The Telegraph included the island among "The world's best private islands for sale". [2] [4]