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Grenada is more rugged and densely foliated than its outlying possessions, but other geographical conditions are more similar. [1] Grenada's landmass rises from a narrow, coastal plain in a generally north–south trending axis of ridges and narrow valleys. [1] Mount St. Catherine is the highest peak at 840 meters. [1]
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 ...
The geology of Grenada is part of the broader Volcanic Caribbees in the Lesser Antilles volcanic island arc. Rocks spanning much of the Cenozoic are exposed in the Grenadines Bank—a northeast-southwest trending shallow bank. Grenadite is common, especially in lower regions.
Grenada – sovereign island nation that comprises the Island of Grenada and the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. [1] Grenada is located north of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada dove. Popularly known as the ...
This oversized W3C-invalid map was created with Adobe Illustrator. This large W3C-invalid SVG map was uploaded with Commonist . This Adobe SVG map is very large because TUBS kept the superfluous Adobe PGF or other CDATA garbage
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Grenada geography stubs (120 P) Pages in category "Geography of Grenada" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
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