
Dickenson Bay is located on the northwestern coast in
Antigua, close to the
Cedar Grove.
While Dickenson Bay is not the most secluded
beach in Antigua, its white beaches and tranquil seas attract many visitors. A string of large resort hotels give Dickenson Bay one of the island's largest collections of rooms. The
beachfront is lined with restaurants, beach bars, and
water sports concessions. Several small uninhabited islands and a one-mile long
coral reef
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in group ...
can be found off the
coast
A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...
of the
bay.
Runaway Beach is located on the bay.
References
External links
Paradise Islands.org: Dickenson Bay, Antigua
Bays of Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda
Beaches of Antigua and Barbuda
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