Anegada Passage

Anegada Passage is a strait in the Caribbean that separates the British Virgin Islands and the British ruled Sombrero Island of Anguilla, and connects the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. It is 2300 m deep. Because the threshold depths are 1800 and 1600 m, Atlantic deep water from 1600 m level may flow into the deep areas in the Caribbean Sea.[1]

Anegada Passage
Map of the British Virgin Islands, with the Anegada Passage labeled at right side.
Anegada Passage
Anegada Passage
Coordinates18°22′41″N 63°50′15″W
Basin countriesBritish Virgin Islands
Anguilla
Max. length200 kilometres (120 mi)
Max. width65 kilometres (40 mi)
Average depth2,300 metres (7,500 ft)

The Anegada Passage is a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal.[2] Often called the "Oh-my-god-a Passage",[3] it is considered a difficult passage for sailors because of the winds, waves, and swells.[4]

The passage consists of multiple basins and ridges. The Anegada Trough or Virgin Islands Basin was the likely site of the 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and subsequent tsunami.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. "Anegada Passage". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. "The World Factbook". CIA. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. "The "Oh-my-god-a Passage"". Motivator. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Anegada Passage". SV Party of Five. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. "Significant Earthquake". NOAA. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. Barkan, R.; Ten Brink, U. (2010). "Tsunami Simulations of the 1867 Virgin Island Earthquake: Constraints on Epicenter Location and Fault Parameters". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 100 (3): 995. Bibcode:2010BuSSA.100..995B. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.544.6624. doi:10.1785/0120090211.
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