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Ronde Island, Grenada is a 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) private island in the Lesser Antilles chain of the Caribbean Sea.. The island was listed for sale as of October 2007 for US$100,000,000, [1] making it at the time the most expensive listed island property in the world.
Carriacou (/ ˈ k ɛər i ə ˌ k u / KAIR-ee-ə-KOO) [1] is an island of the Grenadine Islands.It is a part of the nation of Grenada and is located in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Grenada and the north coast of South America.
Map of Grenada. This is a list of airports in Grenada.. Grenada is an island country and sovereign state in the southeastern Caribbean Sea.It consists of the island of Grenada and smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines, including Carriacou, Petit Martinique, Ronde Island, Caille Island, Diamond Island, Large Island, Saline Island, and Frigate Island.
Grenville is the third largest town in Grenada, after St. George's and Gouyave and it is the capital of the largest parish, Saint Andrew.It is one of four coastal villages located about halfway up the eastern coast of the Caribbean island of Grenada that make up the Grenville Bay Area.
Sandy Lane is a luxury five-star [2] [3] [4] beachfront resort close to Holetown and Paynes Bay on the island of Barbados. [5] Sandy Lane was opened in 1961 by Ronald Tree, a former British politician, as a luxury hotel and golf course on what had been a sugar plantation. [6]
The capital of Grenada, St. George's, is located in this parish, and it is regarded as the most picturesque capital in the Caribbean. [1] Its horseshoe-shaped harbour is surrounded by the pastel colors of warehouses and it is not uncommon to see red-tiled roofs on traditional shops and homes.
The origin of the name "Grenada" is obscure, but it is likely that Spanish sailors named the island for the Andalusian city of Granada. [8] [16] The name "Granada" was recorded by Spanish maps in the 1520s and referred to the islands to the north as Los Granadillos ("Little Granadas"); [13] although those named islands were deemed the property of the King of Spain, there are no records to ...
This is a list of towns, villages and populated places in Grenada. Grenada is an island nation in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea. It consists of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. There is only one city in Grenada, which is the capital, St. George's. Amber Belair; Après Tout ...