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Mount Liamuiga is a 1,156-metre (3,792 ft) stratovolcano which forms the north-western part of the island of Saint Kitts.The peak is the highest point on the island of Saint Kitts, in the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and in the entire British Leeward Islands, as well as one of the tallest peaks in the eastern Caribbean archipelago.
The privately owned St. Kitts Scenic Railway commenced running tourist trains on 28 January 2003. The scheme is run in an unusual partnership between the government and a private enterprise. The slogan “Last Railway in the West Indies” demonstrates its objective to preserve a link to the past, when sugar ruled the island's economy. [ 3 ]
The park contains the last remaining area of tropical forest on the island of Saint Kitts, which collects and stores rainfall for the national water supply of the island. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The park covers all the land on Saint Kitts above 300 m (1,000 ft), a total of 5,100 ha (12,500 acres) which is approximately 25% of the island.
Saint John Capisterre is one of 14 administrative parishes that make up Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the second largest parish on Saint Kitts (after Saint George Basseterre Parish), and the third largest parish in the federation (the largest being Saint James Windward Parish). The capital of the parish is Dieppe Bay Town.
St. Kitts Scenic Railway. St. Kitts has a 29 km (18 mi) 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway, which centres in the capital, Basseterre, and circles the island. The railway line was originally built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane to the central sugar factory in Basseterre.
Saint Paul Capisterre is one of 14 administrative parishes that make up Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the second smallest parish on St. Kitts, and third smallest in the federation. The parish capital is Saint Paul Capisterre Village.
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