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St. Kitts & Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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0117.348° N · 62.836° W
Place guide · Brimstone Hill FortressBrimstone Hill Fortress National Park

A 17th–18th century British hilltop citadel on the volcanic ridge of St. Kitts, called the 'Gibraltar of the West Indies', now a UNESCO World Heritage Site with commanding views over the Caribbean.

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0217.283° N · 62.667° W
Place guide · Frigate BayFrigate Bay

A narrow peninsula on the south-eastern coast of St. Kitts that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea, taking its name from the bay where French and British naval vessels once anchored, now a resort strip with a famous beach road and panoramic views.

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0317.141° N · 62.630° W
Place guide · Museum of Nevis HistoryMuseum of Nevis History

A reconstructed 19th-century building in Charlestown that houses the principal museum of Nevis, with exhibits covering the island's geological formation, colonial plantation era, the life of Alexander Hamilton, and post-emancipation society, alongside the adjacent Alexander Hamilton Museum building.

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0417.123° N · 62.591° W
Place guide · Nevis PeakNevis Peak

A 985-metre dormant volcanic dome rising from the centre of Nevis, wrapped in rainforest and cloud forest, visible from every point on the island and a destination for hikers seeking the Caribbean's most dramatic tropical highland environment.

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0517.153° N · 62.629° W
Place guide · Pinney's BeachPinney's Beach

A kilometre-long arc of pale sand on the Caribbean coast of Nevis, historically owned by the Pinney family and now lined with small resorts, widely regarded as the finest beach on the island for swimming and water sports.

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0617.300° N · 62.720° W
Place guide · St. Kitts Scenic RailwaySt. Kitts Scenic Railway

A tourist passenger railway that makes a near-complete circuit of the island of St. Kitts in restored colonial-era railway cars, following the route of the former sugar-cane railway that was the life-line of the island's plantation economy until 2005.

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