Editing Redonda (section)

{{Short description|Uninhabited island and dependency in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda}}
{{About|the Caribbean island}}
{{hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Rodondo Island]] in Australia or [[Redonda Rock]] in the Galapagos.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox islands
| name             = Redonda
| image_name       = File:Redonda_by_sea_1,_2023.jpg
| image_caption    = The island of Redonda, viewed from the south in 2023
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| location         = [[Caribbean Sea]]
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| coordinates      = {{coord|16|56|18|N|62|20|42|W|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago      = [[Leeward Islands]], [[Lesser Antilles]]
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| elevation_m      = 296
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| timezone1        = [[Atlantic Standard Time|AST]]
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|country_admin_divisions_title_1=[[Parishes and dependencies of Antigua and Barbuda|Parish]]
|country_admin_divisions_1=[[Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|Saint John]]<ref name="laws.gov.ag"/>
|image_map=Redonda in Antigua and Barbuda.svg
|image_map_caption=Redonda highlighted in Antigua and Barbuda}}

'''Redonda''' is an [[List of uninhabited regions|uninhabited]] [[Caribbean]] [[island]] which is a dependency of [[Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ab.gov.ag|title=Government of Antigua and Barbuda|website=www.ab.gov.ag|access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref> in the [[Leeward Islands]], [[West Indies]]. The island is about {{convert|1|mi|km|disp=flip}} long, {{convert|0.3|mi|km|1|disp=flip}} wide, and is {{convert|971|ft|m|disp=flip}} high at its highest point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiguanice.com/v2/travel.php?cat=90|title=Antigua and Barbuda: Redonda|website=www.antiguanice.com|access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref>

It lies between the islands of [[Nevis]] and [[Montserrat]], {{convert|56.2|km|mi}} southwest of [[Antigua]]. Redonda is closer to Montserrat than to any other island; it is located {{convert|22.5|km|mi}} northwest of Montserrat and {{convert|32|km|mi}} southeast of Nevis.

Redonda is home to vast numbers of sea birds, and the island was an important source of [[guano]] before artificial fertilisers started to be mass-produced. Guano-mining operations started in the 1860s and ceased after the start of [[World War I]]. During the mining operations a few buildings and other installations were put in place on the island, and some physical remnants of that phase in its history are still visible.

"Redonda" is the feminine form of the [[Spanish language]] adjective meaning "round". In 1493, on his second voyage to the New World, [[Christopher Columbus]] saw the island and named it "Santa María la Redonda" (the name in the Spanish language means "Saint Mary the Round").

The island was annexed by the Antiguan [[Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda|Parish of Saint John]] on 26 March 1872.<ref name="laws.gov.ag">{{Cite web |url-status=live |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326022109/http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-373.pdf |title=The Redonda Annexation Act |language=en |date=26 March 1872 |website=laws.gov.ag |access-date=21 August 2023 |url=http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-373.pdf}}</ref>