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From shell midden, Mt Irvine Bay, Tobago, 1957. Human settlement in Trinidad dates back at least 7,000 years. The earliest settlers, termed Archaic or Ortoiroid, are believed to have settled Trinidad and Tobago from actual Venezuela at northeastern South America around 4000 BC. Twenty-nine Archaic sites have been identified, mostly in south ...
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmost island in the West Indies.
Trinidad and Tobago, [ a] officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Grenada. [ 11]
Of the nine other Trinidadians to have captained the West Indies, Brian Lara has led the side the most times in Tests with 47 appearances. [3] Lara has captained the West Indies 125 times in ODIs, which is a West Indies record. [4] Lara has scored the most runs by a Trinidadian, and most runs by a West Indian overall, in Tests and ODIs.
San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando, is the most populous city and second most populous municipality in Trinidad and Tobago, after Chaguanas. Sando, as it is known to many local Trinidadians, occupies 19 km 2 and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad. It is bounded to the north by the Guaracara River, the ...
Port of Spain. / 10.667°N 61.517°W / 10.667; -61.517. Port of Spain, officially the City of Port of Spain (also stylized Port-of-Spain ), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the third largest municipality, after Chaguanas and San Fernando. The city has a municipal population of 37,074 (2011), [ 2] an urban population of 81,142 ...
Country/Territory Currency Code Central bank Peg Anguilla: East Caribbean dollar: XCD Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: 2.70 XCD = 1.00 USD Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Grenada Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Aruba: Aruban florin: AWG Central Bank of Aruba: 1.79 AWG = 1.00 USD Bahamas: Bahamian dollar ...
"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 ...