Redonda is a very smallCaribbeanisland. It is part ofAntigua and Barbuda,.[1] No people live here.
This small island is 56.2 kilometres (34.9 mi) southwest ofAntigua. It is between the islands ofNevis andMontserrat.
Redonda seems like one very large rock. It is what is left of an ancient volcanic core. The land rises very steeply from sea level, mostly as sheer cliffs. There is no source of freshwater except rain. The only animals that live here are seabirds and a herd of feral goats. The goats live on the poor grazing on top of the island.
Christopher Columbus found Redonda in 1493 on his second journey. He said the island belonged toSpain. He named the islandSanta María la Redonda, meaning Saint Mary the Round. The island looks round when viewed from the side. In the 1860s, the island became aBritish possession.
16°56′20″N62°20′30″W / 16.93889°N 62.34167°W /16.93889; -62.34167
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