Five Islands, Antigua and Barbuda
village in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Five Islands is a village in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. It is located on a small peninsula in the far west of Antigua, east of the St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda urban area. The village had a population of 337 in 2011 and a total area of 3.65 square kilometres. It is bounded by Yeptons to the north and Five Islands Harbour to the south.
Once known as Galley Bay Village, it was the site of the Five Islands Plantations, a pair of sugar plantations founded in the late seventeenth century. The village eventually transitioned from agriculture to tourism, struggling with poor infrastructure, water resources, and relative isolation from the rest of the island. During the transition, the village also toyed with the idea of industrialisation. Today, the village is home to several famous beaches and a campus of the University of the West Indies. The village was named for the five rock islands in the harbour and is connected to St.
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