Trinidad
Trinidad (Spainyie: "Trinity") is the lairgest an maist populous of the twa major islands an numerous landforms which mak up the island naition o Trinidad an Tobago. It is the soothmaist island in the Caribbean an lees juist 11 km (6.8 mi) aff the northeastren coast o Venezuela. Wi a aurie o 4,768 km2 (1,841 sq mi) it is the fift lairgest in the Wast Indies an aw.
| Nickname: Land of the Hummingbird | |
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| Geografie | |
| Location | Windward Islands |
| Coordinates | 10°27′38″N 61°14′55″W / 10.46056°N 61.24861°WCoordinates: 10°27′38″N 61°14′55″W / 10.46056°N 61.24861°W |
| Aurie | 4,748 km2 (1,833 sq mi) |
| Heichest elevation | 940 m (3,080 ft) |
| Heichest point | El Cerro del Aripo |
| Admeenistration | |
| Island | Trinidad |
| Lairgest settlement | Chaguanas (pop. 100,000) |
| Demografics | |
| Population | 1,300,000 |
| Pop. density | 262.7 /km2 (680.4 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Black, White, Asie, Middle Eastren |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone: GMT −4 (Trinidad does no observe DST) Common languages: Inglis, Inglis-patois | |
Mony believe the oreeginal name for the island in the Arawaks' leid wis "Iëre" which meant "Land o the Humming Bird". Some believe that "Iere" wis actually a mispronunciation or corruption bi early colonists o the Arawak wird "Kairi" which simply means "Island". Christopher Columbus renamit it "La Isla de la Trinidad" ("The Island o the Trinity"), fulfillin a vou he haed made afore settin oot on his third voyage o sploration.[1]
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- ↑ Hart, Marie (1972) [1965]. The New Trinidad and Tobago: A Descriptive Account of the Geography and History of Trinidad and Tobago. London and Glasgow: Collins. p. 13.
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