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Map of St. Kitts and Nevis. Nevis is the more southerly of the two islands. Pinney's Beach extends for 3 miles north of Charlestown. Pinney's Beach in 2010. Pinney's Beach, also spelled Pinneys Beach, is a very long sandy beach on the western Caribbean coast of the island of Nevis, in Saint Kitts and Nevis, [1] Leeward Islands in the West Indies.
Charlestown is situated on the leeward side of the island of Nevis near the southern end of Pinney's Beach. Charlestown was originally called Bath Bay in reference to Bath Stream, a stream noted for its curative waters. [1] It became the chief town after Jamestown, Nevis's first settlement, was inundated by a tidal wave in 1680.
Nevis (/ ˈ n iː v ɪ s / NEE-viss) is an island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a singular nation state.
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Charlestown: 1,820 Capital of Saint Paul Charlestown and of Nevis: Dieppe Bay Town: 450 Capital of Saint John Capesterre and first town ever founded in the Caribbean by France: Gingerland: 2,500 Capital of Saint George Gingerland and largest town on Nevis: Newcastle: 400 Location of Nevis's airport Old Road Town: 1,600
Saint Kitts and Nevis (/-ˈ k ɪ t s ... ˈ n iː v ɪ s / ⓘ), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, [7] is an island country consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.
"West Indies" or "West India" was a part of the names of several companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, including the Danish West India Company, the Dutch West India Company, the French West India Company, and the Swedish West India Company. [13] West Indian is the official term used by the U.S. government to refer to people of the West ...
Saint James Windward is the largest of five parishes on the island of Nevis. These five parishes are in turn part of the 14 administrative parishes making up the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint James Parish is located in the northeastern section of the island of Nevis and the parish capital is Newcastle, which is next to the Nevis ...