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Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and 130 kilometres (81 miles) south of Grenada.
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies 11 km (6.8 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmost island in the West Indies.
3 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Trinidad and Tobago, an island country of the southeastern West Indies. Forming the two southernmost links in the Caribbean chain, the islands of Trinidad and Tobago lie close to the continent of South America, northeast of Venezuela and northwest of Guyana.
The history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Indigenous First Peoples. Trinidad was visited by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498, (he never landed in Tobago), and claimed in the name of Spain.
3 days ago · Trinidad and Tobago - Caribbean, Islands, Colonization: When Christopher Columbus reached Trinidad in 1498 on his third voyage, the island was inhabited by Arawakan-speaking tribal groups originally from the Orinoco River delta region and a smaller number of Cariban speakers.
5 days ago · Hurricane Beryl has become an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm as it inches closer to the Windward Islands, bringing life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Caribbean, the National ...
History of Trinidad and Tobago, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Trinidad and Tobago. Located in the southeastern West Indies, the country consists of two main islands—Trinidad and Tobago—and several smaller islands. Trinidad and Tobago lie close to the continent of South.
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