Independence Square

Independence Square is a square in Basseterre, Saint George Basseterre Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis. It was named on the occasion of St. Kitts and Nevis achieving political independence on September 19, 1983.

Photo: Gertjan R., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Park
Description: square in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis
Also known as: “Pall Mall Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Warner Park Sporting Complex and National Museum of Saint Kitts.

Warner Park Sporting Complex

Stadium

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Warner Park Sporting Complex is an athletic facility in Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis. It includes the Warner Park Stadium, which was one of the hosts for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Warner Park Sporting Complex is situated 920 feet north of Independence Square.

National Museum of Saint Kitts

Museum

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The National Museum of Saint Kitts is a museum in Basseterre, Saint George Basseterre Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is run by the St. Christopher National Trust. National Museum of Saint Kitts is situated 730 feet southwest of Independence Square.

Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport

Aerodrome

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Robert L. Bradshaw Airport, formerly known as Golden Rock Airport, is an international airport located just northeast of Basseterre, on the island of Saint Kitts, serving the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basseterre and Monkey Hill.

Basseterre

Photo: Gilles Messian, CC BY 2.0.

Basseterre on the west coast of the island of Saint Kitts is the capital city of the two-island nation, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Basseterre is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Caribbean, but most of the city structures were built after the great fire of 1867.

Monkey Hill

Town

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Monkey Hill is a town in the southeast of the island of Saint Kitts, in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Monkey Hill is situated 1½ miles northwest of Independence Square.

Boyds

Town

Boyds, also spelt Boyd's, is a village on the island of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the largest village in the Trinity Palmetto Point Parish, with 709 inhabitants, and is the 16th largest settlement in St. Kitts and Nevis. Boyds is situated 3 miles west of Independence Square.

Independence Square

Categories: square and recreation area
Location: Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.29606° or 17° 17′ 46″ north

Longitude

-62.72232° or 62° 43′ 20″ west

Open location code

779V77WH+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24800627

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q6016183

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Independence Square” goes by many names.

French: “Pall Mall Square”
French: “Place de l’Indépendance (Basseterre)”
French: “Place de l’Indépendance”
German: “Independence Square (Basseterre)”
German: “Independence Square”
German: “Pall Mall Square”
Spanish: “Plaza de la Independencia”
Spanish: “Plaza Independencia”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Fountain and Sir Lee Moore Judicial Services Complex.

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