Bull Hole

Bull Hole
Satellite image of Barbuda with Bull Hole in the central-south
Bull Hole
LocationSouth Coast, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda
Coordinates17°36′7.24″N 61°47′47.90″W / 17.6020111°N 61.7966389°W / 17.6020111; -61.7966389
Typewetland

Bull Hole is a protected wetland in the South Coast and Midlands districts of Barbuda.[1][2] It is officially protected by various laws including the Environmental Protection and Management Acts of 2015 and 2019.[3][4] It is one of the only freshwater bodies on the island during the dry season.[5] Plant species found in the area include Coccoloba krugii (wild grape), Canella winterana (wild cinnamon), and Comocladia dodonaea (hogwood).[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Future Barbuda Vol. 3 (PDF).
  2. ^ "Rosewood Barbuda ESIA".
  3. ^ No. 11 of 2015 (PDF).
  4. ^ "No. 10 of 2019" (PDF).
  5. ^ "The role of black Barbudans in the establishment of open-range cattle herding in the colonial Caribbean and South Carolina". LSU Scholarly Repository.
  6. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda: Country Report to the FAO International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources" (PDF).
  7. ^ "A Vegetation Classification of Antigua Barbuda Redonda" (PDF).