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Fort George is situated on the Titchfield Peninsula in the town of Port Antonio, in the parish of Portland, Jamaica.The proposal for a fort in Port Antonio was first discussed in 1728, when a committee of the House of Assembly met to consider measures to be taken in the face of a possible Spanish invasion.
Grenada is more rugged and densely foliated than its outlying possessions, but other geographical conditions are more similar. [1] Grenada's landmass rises from a narrow, coastal plain in a generally north–south trending axis of ridges and narrow valleys. [1] Mount St. Catherine is the highest peak at 840 meters. [1]
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Grenada (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n eɪ d ə / ⓘ grə-NAY-də; Grenadian Creole French: Gwenad, ) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea.The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about 100 miles (160 km) north of Trinidad and the South American mainland.
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Grenada’s Carriacou Island pictured in May 2023 and on July 2, 2024. The small island was “flattened” within half an hour by Hurricane Beryl on Monday, according to Mitchell.
The fortified system of St. George was established to take advantage over the geography of the amphitheater-shaped bay. [53] 5845 Grenadines Island Group Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2013 iii, iv, v, viii, x (mixed) The Grenadines islands consist of 32 islands spanning the Windward Islands between Saint Vincent and Grenada.