Barbados

Barbados is an island in Barbados and has about 279,000 residents. Barbados is situated nearby to the locality Sweet Bottom, as well as near the suburb Jericho.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harrison’s Cave and Hunte’s Gardens.

Harrison’s Cave

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Harrison's Cave is a tourist attraction in the country of Barbados, first mentioned in 1795. Tourists can access the subterranean environment on a tramway.

Hunte's Gardens is a botanical garden in the parish of Saint Joseph in central Barbados. Located in a sinkhole-like gully, on land that was once a sugarcane plantation, the garden has developed into one of Barbados's most popular horticultural attractions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Eastern Barbados and Bathsheba.

Central Eastern Barbados

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Central Eastern Barbados is the least developed and most scenic part of Barbados, and comprises the parishes of Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph and Saint Thomas.

Bathsheba

Village

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Central Eastern Barbados is the least developed and most scenic part of Barbados, and comprises the parishes of Saint Andrew, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph and Saint Thomas. Bathsheba is situated 6 km northeast of Barbados.

Drax Hall Estate

Village

Drax Hall Estate is a sugarcane plantation situated in Saint George, Barbados, in the Caribbean. Drax Hall still stands on the site where sugarcane was first cultivated on Barbados and is one of the island's two remaining Jacobean houses. Drax Hall Estate is situated 4 km southeast of Barbados.

Barbados

Type: Island
Category: landform
Location: Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

13.1646° or 13° 9′ 53″ north

Longitude

-59.5521° or 59° 33′ 8″ west

Population

279,000

Elevation

222 metres (728 feet)

Open location code

78525C7X+R5

GeoNames ID

3374085

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