Great Salt Pond
The Great Salt Pond is the largest lake within Saint Kitts and Nevis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Pond
- Description: lake in Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Also known as: “Grande Saline” and “Salt Pond”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Booby Island.
Booby Island
Islet
Booby Island is an uninhabited islet in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is found in the Narrows, the channel between the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, about midway between the two. Booby Island is situated 1½ miles east of Great Salt Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Cotton Ground.
Newcastle
Village
Newcastle is a village on the northern coast of the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint James Windward Parish. The village is just to the east of Vance W. Amory International Airport and sits across from the the Narrows, the strait which separates Nevis from Saint Kitts. Newcastle is situated 3½ miles southeast of Great Salt Pond.
Cotton Ground
Village
Cotton Ground is a town on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Saint Thomas Lowland Parish. Cotton Ground is situated 4½ miles south of Great Salt Pond.
Brick Kiln
Village
Brick Kiln is a village on the island of Nevis in Saint Kitts and Nevis, located east of Newcastle. Its name suggests the likely existence of a plantation pottery prior to the 18th century. Brick Kiln is situated 6 miles southeast of Great Salt Pond.
Great Salt Pond
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Saint George Basseterre Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.23226° or 17° 13′ 56″ northLongitude
-62.63283° or 62° 37′ 58″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
779V69J8+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 25584471OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondGeoNames ID
3575392Wikidata ID
Q5599912
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Great Salt Pond” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大盐池”
- Chinese: “大鹽池”
- Croatian: “Veliko slano jezero”
- German: “Great Salt Pond (St. Kitts)”
- German: “Great Salt Pond”
- Japanese: “グレート・ソルト池”
- Spanish: “Great Salt Pond”
- Swedish: “Great Salt Pond, Saint Kitts och Nevis”
- Swedish: “Great Salt Pond”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Scotch Point and Turtle Beach.
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