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  2. Geography of Barbados - Wikipedia

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    Barbados. /  13.167°N 59.550°W  / 13.167; -59.550. Barbados is a continental island in the North Atlantic Ocean and is located at 13°10' north of the equator, and 59°32' west of the Prime Meridian. As the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, Barbados lies 160 kilometres (100 mi) east of the Windward Islands and ...

  3. Barbados - Wikipedia

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    Barbados ( UK: / bɑːrˈbeɪdɒs / bar-BAY-doss; US: / bɑːrˈbeɪdoʊs / bar-BAY-dohss; locally / bɑːrˈbeɪdəs / bar-BAY-dəss) is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.

  4. West Indies - Wikipedia

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    West Indies. The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. [5]

  5. List of cities, towns and villages in Barbados - Wikipedia

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    Map of Barbados. This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Barbados. Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles, in the Americas.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).

  6. Port of Bridgetown - Wikipedia

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    www .barbadosport .com. The Port of Bridgetown (officially the Deep Water Harbour ), [4] ( UN/LOCODE: BB BGI, Port Callsign: 8PB) is a seaport in Bridgetown on the southwest coast of Barbados. [5] Situated at the North-Western end of Carlisle Bay, the harbour handles all of the country's international bulk ship -based trade and commerce. [6]

  7. Windward Islands - Wikipedia

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    227/km 2 (588/sq mi) The Windward Islands are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles. Part of the West Indies, they lie south of the Leeward Islands, approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W. The name was also used to refer to a British colony which existed between 1833 and 1960 and ...

  8. Saint James, Barbados - Wikipedia

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    Saint James, Barbados. /  13.217°N 59.617°W  / 13.217; -59.617. The parish of Saint James ("St. James") is an area located in the western central part of the country of Barbados. Increasingly St. James is becoming known as the playground of the rich and famous, and as a haven for sun-starved tourists with its up-market hotel resorts. [2]

  9. List of rivers of Barbados - Wikipedia

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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).