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Grenada is an island country located between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located at . There are no large inland bodies of water on the island, which consists entirely of the state of Grenada. The coastline is 121 km long.
The origin of the name "Grenada" is obscure, but it is likely that Spanish sailors named the island for the Andalusian city of Granada. [12] [18] The name "Granada" was recorded by Spanish maps in the 1520s and referred to the islands to the north as Los Granadillos ("Little Granadas"); [15] although those named islands were deemed the property of the King of Spain, there are no records to ...
Island Area (km 2) Area (sq mi) Country or Countries 86 Little Exuma: 29 11 Bahamas: 87 West Caicos: 28 11 Turks and Caicos Islands: 88 Beata Island: 27 10 Dominican Republic: 89 San Andrés: 26 10 Colombia ( San Andrés y Providencia) 90 Little Cayman: 26 10 Cayman Islands: 91 Cayo Cruz: 26 10 Cuba: 92 Big Pine Key: 25.8 10 United States ...
The Flag of Grenada The location of Grenada An enlargeable relief map of Grenada. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Grenada: Grenada – sovereign island nation that comprises the Island of Grenada and the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. [1]
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. The name is derived from the Kalinago language Kayryouacou.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.
Map of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Carriacou and Petite Martinique, also known as the Southern Grenadines, is a dependency (part) of Grenada, lying north of Grenada island and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Lesser Antilles. [2] Carriacou Island is the largest island of the Grenadines, an archipelago in the Windward ...
Map of Grenada St. George's, Capital of Grenada. 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.