Quarantine Point

Quarantine Point is a point in Saint George Parish, Grenada. Quarantine Point is situated nearby to the locality Gwa Kay, as well as near the village Morne Rouge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maurice Bishop International Airport and Morne Rouge Beach.

Maurice Bishop International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Maurice Bishop International Airport, formerly known as Point Salines Airport, is an international airport located in the parish of St. George. The town of St. Maurice Bishop International Airport is situated 1½ miles southwest of Quarantine Point.

Morne Rouge Beach

Beach

Photo: Stefan und Bille, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grenada National Museum

Museum

Photo: Annelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Grenada National Museum is a museum in St. George's, Grenada. It is housed in a complex of several buildings, the oldest of which may have served as a French barracks from 1704. Grenada National Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Quarantine Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morne Rouge and Grand Anse.

Morne Rouge

Village

Morne Rouge is a town in Saint George Parish, Grenada. It is located at the southern end of the island, near its very tip.

Grand Anse

Photo: Vkap, CC BY 3.0.

Grand Anse is the tourist centre of the island of Grenada, with a classic Caribbean vista of palm-lined beach. It's in the southwest of the island, just south of the capital St. George's, and stretches out to the airport.

L’Anse Aux Epines

Village

Lance Aux Epines is a primarily residential community in Saint George Parish, Grenada. As the most southerly tip of Grenada, it forms part of the line separating the Caribbean sea from the Atlantic Ocean. The name translates to "The Beach/Bay of Thorns."… L’Anse Aux Epines is situated 2½ miles southeast of Quarantine Point.

Quarantine Point

Type: Point
Also known as: “Goat Point” and “Long Point”
Category: landform
Location: Saint George Parish, Grenada, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

12.02426° or 12° 1′ 27″ north

Longitude

-61.77564° or 61° 46′ 32″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

774W26FF+PP

GeoNames ID

3579964

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In Other Languages

“Quarantine Point” goes by many names.

French: “Pointe Cabrit” (historical)

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Localities in the Area

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