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Barbados

Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is 34 kilometres in length and up to 23 kilometres in width, covering an area of 431 square kilometres . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about 168 kilometres east of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 400 kilometres north-east of Trinidad and Tobago.

Located at 13.1667, -59.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Barbados, Caribbean countries, Member states of the Caribbean Community, Constitutional monarchies, English-speaking countries and territories, Former British colonies, Former English colonies, Former Portuguese colonies, Island countries, Lesser Antilles, Liberal democracies, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, States and territories established in 1966, Islands of Barbados, Member states of the United Nations, Portuguese colonization of the Americas

Geography of Barbados

Barbados is an Continental Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; and is located at 13°10' north of the equator, and 59°32' west of the Prime Meridian. As the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, Barbados lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and Caribbean Sea. The maritime claim for Barbados is a territorial sea of 12 nmi, with an exclusive economic zone of 200 nmi, this gives Barbados a total maritime area of 183,436 km.

Located at 13.1667, -59.5333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Geography of Barbados

Saint George, Barbados

Statistics Parish:Saint George Area:44km² (17 sq. mi. ) Largest city:The Glebe Population (2008 est. ):19,530 inhab. Population Density:443.86 inhab/km² Parliamentary representation - House seats2 Map Parishes of Barbados The parish of Saint George ("St. George") is located in the interior of Barbados. It is one of two land-locked parishes, the other being Saint Thomas to the north.

Located at 13.1333, -59.5333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parishes of Barbados, Saint George, Barbados

Bussa Emancipation Statue

The Bussa Emancipation Statue is a public sculpture of a slave rebellion leader in Barbados, east of Bridgetown. The statue is located at centre of the J.T.C. Ramsay roundabout formed at the junction of the ABC Highway and Highway 5. Many Barbadians refer to the statue as Bussa, the name of a slave who helped inspire a revolt against slavery in Barbados in 1816. The statue was created 1985 by Bajan sculptor Karl Broodhagen 169 years after the rebellion.

Located at 13.105, -59.5801 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Monuments and memorials in Barbados, Outdoor sculptures, 1985 sculptures, Slavery in art, Bronze sculptures in the United States

Wildey, Saint Michael, Barbados

The Wildey area of the Parish of Saint Michael located roughly 4 km east of Bridgetown, it lies on the border with the Parish of Christ Church. Normally a very busy area with the ABC Highway, Wildey is one of the main convergence points for vehicles travelling either towards the capital-city Bridgetown or towards points in northern Barbados.

Located at 13.1, -59.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Saint Michael, Barbados, Populated places in Barbados

McGill University

McGill University is a research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 during the British colonial era, the university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland and alumnus of Glasgow University, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university.

Located at 13.1667, -59.5833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gun Hill Signal Station

Gun Hill Signal Station, St. George is the largest and most important of the military outposts in Barbados, with military associations from at least 1697. In the Militia Act of that year, when it was known as Briggs Hill, it was named as one of the four points where guns were to be placed to give alarm in the event of an invasion, so it is likely that the name Gun Hill goes back nearly 300 years.

Located at 13.1432, -59.5574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Saint George, Barbados, Military of Barbados, Military installations of the United Kingdom, History of Barbados

Hopewell, Saint Thomas

Hopewell is a settlement in Saint Thomas Parish, Barbados.

Located at 13.1667, -59.5833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in Barbados