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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

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+[[File:Der dunkle Dreimaster in der Mitte gehört Silvio Berlusconi.JPG|thumb|The eastern Shekerley Mountains and [[Falmouth Harbour]].]]
-The '''Shekerley Mountains''' are a range of hills in southwest [[Antigua]] that comprises all of the highest points on the island. The range stretches for 15 km along the south coast of the island from near Johnsons Point in the west to [[Falmouth, Antigua and Barbuda|Falmouth]] in the east. The most prominent peaks in the range include [[Mount Obama]] (formerly Boggy Peak), [[Signal Hill (Antigua and Barbuda)|Signal Hill]], Sage Hill and Monks Hill.
+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 {{convert|15|km|mi}} along the south coast of the island, from near Johnsons Point in the west, to [[Falmouth Harbour]] and [[Falmouth, Antigua and Barbuda|Falmouth]], near [[English Harbour]] in the east.
+===Prominent hills===
+All of the highest points on Antigua island are in the Shekerley Mountains range.
+[[File:Boggy Peak.JPG|thumb|upright|Boggy Peak in the Shekerley Mountains.]]
+The most prominent hills of the Shekerley Mountains include:
+:* [[Boggy Peak]], the highest and formerly named Mount Obama
+:* Monks Hill
+:* [[Signal Hill (Antigua and Barbuda)|Signal Hill]]
+:* Sage Hill
+== Communities ==
+=== Within the mountains ===
+* Boggy Peak ED
+* [[John Hughes, Saint Mary|John Hughes]]
+* Dieppe Bay
+=== Near the mountains ===
+* [[Old Road, Antigua and Barbuda|Old Road]]
+* [[Crabs Hill]]
+* [[Johnsons Point]]
+* [[Urlings]]
+* [[Swetes]] (Southwest ED)
+* [[Liberta, Saint Paul|Liberta]] (Southwest ED)
+* [[Bendals]]
+==See also==
+* {{C|Landforms of Antigua and Barbuda}}
+* {{C|Mountain ranges of the Caribbean}}
+{{Commonscat|position=left|Shekerley Mountains}}
-{{Antigua-geo-stub}}
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-[[Category:Landforms of Antigua and Barbuda]]
+[[Category:Mountains and hills of Antigua and Barbuda]]
+[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Caribbean]]
+[[Category:Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda]]
+[[Category:Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda]]
+[[Category:Saint Paul Parish, Antigua and Barbuda]]
+{{-}}
+{{Antigua-geo-stub}}