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  1. Barbados, Our Island Home by F.A. Hoyos, 1990-07-06
  2. A First Geography of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean by F. C. Evans, 1986-03-06
  3. Plantation Slavery in Barbados: An Archaeological and Historical Investigation by Jerome S. Handler, Frederick W. Lange, 1978-04-26
  4. Barbados by F.A. Hoyos, 1978-01-01
  5. Producing/contesting whiteness: rebellion, anti-slavery and enslavement in Barbados, 1816 [An article from: Geoforum] by D. Lambert, 2005-01-01
  6. Notes on the geography of Barbados: Report of field work carried out under ONR Contract 222 (11) NR 388 067 by Edward T Price, 1958
  7. Commercial geography of Barbados (Indiana University. Dept. of Geography. Technical report[on British islands in the Lesser Antilles]) by Otis Paul Starkey, 1961
  8. A junior geography of Barbados by Dennis E Goddard, 1966
  9. The dry valleys of Barbados: Their pattern and origin : a critical review (Research notes - Geography Department, University of the West Indies) by J Fermor, 1971
  10. The Economic Geography of Barbados: A Study of the Relationships between Environmental Variations and Economic Development by Otis Paul Starkey, 1971-12-27
  11. Beach and coastal zone management, Barbados, legal provisions (Working paper series / Tourism Research, Department of Geography, McGill University) by Leonard Nurse, 1982
  12. Small scale agriculture in Barbados 1987 (Seminar papers / University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Dept. of Geography) by Richard J Aspinall, 1987
  13. Barbados by I.L. Waterman, 1980-01
  14. ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN: Barbados and the Windwards in the Late 1800s.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: The Geographical Review by J. H. Galldway, 1999-01-01

41. Barbados Geography
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Market (2002) Barbados Geography Overview Geography People Government ... Transnational Issues Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W Map references: central america and the caribbean Area: total: 431 sq km
water: sq km
land: 431 sq km Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: km Coastline: 97 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October) Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas Land use: arable land: 37.21%
permanent crops: 2.33%
other: 60.46% (2001) Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides Environment - current issues: pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

42. My Barbados Guide To The Geography Of Barbados Page 01
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Activities Barbados Beaches ... TRAVEL AGENTS General Geography and Population Details of Barbados Geography page 1 Capital: Bridgetown
Background:
When first colonised by the British in 1627 the island was uninhabited. For the next 350 years its economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses, but in the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing overtook the sugar industry in economic importance.
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates:
13 10 N, 59 32 W
Area: land: 431 sq km water: sq km total: 431 sq km Coastline: 97 km Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October) Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m Natural hazards: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides Population:
(July 2002 est.) Languages: English
Religions: Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, other 12%

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Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total:  430 sq km
land:  430 sq km
water:  sq km Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: km Coastline: 97 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone:  200 NM
territorial sea:  12 NM Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October) Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region Elevation extremes: lowest point:  Atlantic Ocean m highest point:  Mount Hillaby 336 m Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas Land use: arable land:  permanent crops:  permanent pastures:  forests and woodland:  other:  46% (1993 est.)

44.  Country Information - CountryReports.org 
Land Area 431 sq km Water Area 0 sq km Highest Point Mount Hillaby 336 m Lowest Point Atlantic Ocean 0 m » Additional barbados geography Information
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47. CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 1995 Via The Libraries Of The University Of Missouri-St. Loui
Match 24 DB Rec 7476 Dataset-WOFACT Title Barbados Text barbados geography Location Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
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48. The World Factbook 2000 -- Barbados
Geography note easternmost Caribbean island Political parties and leaders Barbados Labor Party or BLP Owen ARTHUR; Democratic Labor Party or DLP
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[Countries] Barbados
Background:
The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Its economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
Barbados
Geography [Top of Page] Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area:
total: 430 sq km
land: 430 sq km
water: sq km Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: km Coastline: 97 km Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October) Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas Land use:
arable land:
permanent crops: permanent pastures: forests and woodland: other:
46% (1993 est.)

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50. CIA - The World Factbook -- Barbados
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51. ABC Country Book Of Barbados - Geography Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate,
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  • Location:
    Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
  • Map references:
    Central America and the Caribbean
  • Area:
      total area:
        430 sq km
          land area:
            430 sq km
              comparative area:
                slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
              • Land boundaries: km
              • Coastline: 97 km
              • Maritime claims:
                  exclusive economic zone:
                    200 nm
                      territorial sea:
                        12 nm
                      • International disputes: none
                      • Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October)
                      • Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
                      • Natural resources: petroleum, fishing, natural gas
                      • Land use:
                          arable land:
                            permanent crops:
                              meadows and pastures:
                                forest and woodland:
                                  other:
                                • Irrigated land: NA sq km
                                • Environment:
                                    current issues:
                                      pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
                                        natural hazards:
                                          hurricanes (especially June to October); periodic landslides

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53. Barbados - Geography
barbados is located in the Caribbean. It is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela.
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Geography Barbados Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 431 sq km
water: sq km
land: 431 sq km Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: km Coastline: 97 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October) Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas

54. Barbados - Geography
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Geography Barbados Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 431 sq km
water: sq km
land: 431 sq km Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: km Coastline: 97 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October) Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas Land use: arable land:
permanent crops: other:
Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides Environment - current issues: pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers

55. AllRefer.com - Caribbean Islands - Barbados - Country Profile: Barbados - Geogra
geography. Size 430 sq. km. Topography Rolling hills and plains British control over barbados lasted from 1625 until independence in 1966.
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Official Name: Barbados Term for Citizens: Barbadian(s) Capital: Bridgetown Political Status: Independent, 1966 Form of Government: Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy GEOGRAPHY Size: 430 sq. km. Topography: Rolling hills and plains Climate: Maritime tropical POPULATION Total estimated in 1987: Annual growth rate (in percentage) in 1987: Life expectancy at birth in 1983: Adult literacy rate (in percentage) in 1983: Language: English Ethnic groups: Black (90 percent), mulatto (5 percent), white (5 percent) Religion: Anglican (31 percent); Church of God, Methodist, or Roman Catholic (3 to 4 percent each); remainder other or no religion ECONOMY Currency: Barbadian dollar (B$) Exchange rate: B$2.00=US$1.00 Gross domestic product (GDP) in 1985: US$1.1 billion Per capita GDP in 1985: US$4,405 Distribution of GDP (in percentage) in 1985 Other services and government 66.8 Manufacturing 10.5 Tourism 9.5 Agriculture 7.2 Other 6.0 NATIONAL SECURITY Armed forces personnel: Paramilitary personnel: Police: Barbados has acquired the nickname "Little England" because, through the centuries, it has remained the most British of the Caribbean islands. Since wind currents made it relatively difficult to reach under sail, it was not conquered and reconquered like most of its Caribbean neighbors. British control over Barbados lasted from 1625 until independence in 1966. About fifty male settlers, including some slaves captured en route, arrived in 1627 to settle the island, which was uninhabited and had no food-bearing plants. Twelve years later, in 1639, the House of Assembly was formed, the only representative legislature in the Caribbean to remain in existence for more than three centuries. Barbadians are proud of their colonial heritage and used a statement on individual rights and privileges from the 1652 Charter of Barbados as a basis for the Constitution of 1966.

56. Barbados - Geography
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Location: Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela Geographic coordinates: 13 10 N, 59 32 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 431 sq km
water: sq km
land: 431 sq km Area - comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: km Coastline: 97 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Climate: tropical; rainy season (June to October) Terrain: relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean m
highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m Natural resources: petroleum, fish, natural gas Land use: arable land: permanent crops: other: Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards: infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides Environment - current issues: pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

57. Caribbean Islands Barbados - Geography
barbados geography. barbados is the easternmost island of the Lesser Antilles, situated 480 kilometers north of Guyana, 160 kilometers east of St. Vincent
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Barbados - Geography
Barbados is the easternmost island of the Lesser Antilles, situated 480 kilometers north of Guyana, 160 kilometers east of St. Vincent, and 965 kilometers southeast of Puerto Rico (see fig. 1). This isolated pear-shaped island extends for 34 kilometers along a north-south axis and has a maximum breadth of 23 kilometers, giving it a total land area of 430 square kilometers (about the size of San Antonio, Texas, or half the size of New York City). Barbados is fringed with coral reefs. The island itself is characterized by lowlands or gently sloping, terraced plains, separated by rolling hills that generally parallel the coasts. Elevations in the interior range from 180 to 240 meters above sea level. Mount Hillaby is the highest point at 340 meters above sea level. Farther south, at Christ Church Ridge, elevations range from sixty to ninety meters (see fig. 13). Eighty-five percent of the island's surface consists of coralline limestone twenty-four to thirty meters thick; Scotland District contains outcroppings of oceanic formations at the surface, however. Sugarcane is planted on almost 80 percent of the island's limestone surface. The soils vary in fertility; erosion is a problem, with crop loss resulting from landslides, washouts, and falling rocks. Most of the small streams are in Scotland District. The rest of the island has few surface streams; nevertheless, rainwater saturates the soil to produce underground channels such as the famous Coles Cave.

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59. Barbados History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources,
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      Barbados has acquired the nickname "Little England" because, through the centuries, it has remained the most British of the Caribbean islands. Since wind currents made it relatively difficult to reach under sail, it was not conquered and reconquered like most of its Caribbean neighbors. British control over Barbados lasted from 1625 until independence in 1966. About fifty male settlers, including some slaves captured en route, arrived in 1627 to settle the island, which was uninhabited and had no food-bearing plants. Twelve years later, in 1639, the House of Assembly was formed, the only representative legislature in the Caribbean to remain in existence for more than three centuries. Barbadians are proud of their colonial heritage and used a statement on individual rights and privileges from the 1652 Charter of Barbados as a basis for the Constitution of 1966. Following the introduction of sugar by a Dutchman in the early 1640s, the island was deforested, and the economy became dominated by large plantations. As the plantation economy developed, the land became consolidated in the hands of a decreasing number of white familes, leading, between 1650 and 1680, to the emigration of some 30,000 landless Barbadians, who left the island for other Caribbean islands or North America. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, slaves were imported from Africa by the thousands. In 1645 the black population was estimated at 5,680; by 1667 it was over 40,000. As the slave trade continued, Barbados became the most densely populated island in the Caribbean, a position that it still held in the late 1980s (see The Impact of the Conquest; The Colonial Period, ch. 1). Because labor was plentiful, few indentured servants were brought to Barbados even after emancipation in 1838.
  • 60. Barbados - Geography
    barbados is the easternmost island of the Lesser Antilles, situated 480 barbados is fringed with coral reefs. The island itself is characterized by
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    Caribbean Islands Table of Contents Barbados is the easternmost island of the Lesser Antilles, situated 480 kilometers north of Guyana, 160 kilometers east of St. Vincent, and 965 kilometers southeast of Puerto Rico (see fig. 1). This isolated pear-shaped island extends for 34 kilometers along a north-south axis and has a maximum breadth of 23 kilometers, giving it a total land area of 430 square kilometers (about the size of San Antonio, Texas, or half the size of New York City). Barbados is fringed with coral reefs. The island itself is characterized by lowlands or gently sloping, terraced plains, separated by rolling hills that generally parallel the coasts. Elevations in the interior range from 180 to 240 meters above sea level. Mount Hillaby is the highest point at 340 meters above sea level. Farther south, at Christ Church Ridge, elevations range from sixty to ninety meters (see fig. 13). Eighty-five percent of the island's surface consists of coralline limestone twenty-four to thirty meters thick; Scotland District contains outcroppings of oceanic formations at the surface, however. Sugarcane is planted on almost 80 percent of the island's limestone surface. The soils vary in fertility; erosion is a problem, with crop loss resulting from landslides, washouts, and falling rocks. Most of the small streams are in Scotland District. The rest of the island has few surface streams; nevertheless, rainwater saturates the soil to produce underground channels such as the famous Coles Cave.

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