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Map of Barbados Parishes of Barbados. Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America.It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km 2 (167 sq mi).
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The Court of Appeal may also hear appeals from the High Court. The High Court and the Court of Appeal make up the Supreme Court. It may sit as a single Justice of Appeal in chambers, or as full court of three Justices of Appeal. All criminal cases (both summary and indictable) commence in the Magistrates' Court.
In 2009 [11] and 2010, members of the upscale real estate industry in Barbados proposed the creation of artificial islands to be placed off the west coast. According to Paul Altman of Altman Realty the envisioned plan, would consist of two islands, one measuring 250 acres (1.0 km 2) in size, and would house new tourism based developments and upscale boutique shops; while the second island ...
The name "Barbados" is from either the Portuguese term os barbados or the Spanish equivalent, los barbados, both meaning "the bearded ones". [12] [13] It is unclear whether "bearded" refers to the long, hanging roots of the bearded fig-tree (Ficus citrifolia), a species of banyan indigenous to the island, or to the allegedly bearded Kalinago (Island Caribs) who once inhabited the island, or ...
List of rivers of Barbados; References This page was last edited on 1 March 2024, at 01:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
List of rivers of Barbados; References This page was last edited on 4 August 2021, at 17:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
List of drainage basins by area (including rivers, lakes, and endorheic basins); List of largest unfragmented rivers; List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies