Falmouth Harbour is a horseshoe-shaped natural harbour on the far south of the island of Antigua

Antigua

Antigua , also known as Waladli, is an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region, the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua means "ancient" in Spanish and was named by Christopher Columbus after an icon in Seville Cathedral, Santa Maria de la...

. The small township of Falmouth

Falmouth, Antigua and Barbuda

Falmouth is a town in Antigua. it is located in the south of the island, at the end of Falmouth Harbour. A road links Falmouth with the nearby larger town of Liberta....

 lies close to its northern shore, and English Harbour

English Harbour

English Harbour is a settlement on the island of Antigua, in the extreme south of the island. It takes its name from the nearby harbour in which the Royal Navy established its base of operations for the area during the eighteenth century. Its population is 759 .English Harbour is a centre of...

 is located close to its eastern shore. Its geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...

 are 17°1′0"N 61°46′0"W.

The harbour lies close to the eastern end of the Shekerley Mountains

Shekerley Mountains

The Shekerley Mountains are a range of hills in southwest Antigua, that comprise 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 in the east. The most prominent peaks in the range include...

, a range of hills skirting Antigua's south coast. Monk's Hill, the easternmost peak in the range, lies immediately to the north of the harbour.