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Carrera Island
Carrera Island is one of the two Diego Islands in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad and Tobago. Situated off the northwest peninsula of Trinidad, the islet comprises approximately . When Trinidad was under Spanish rule, Carrera Island was known as Isla Carrera. Since the late 19th century, Carrera has been used as a prison island. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago announced the facility shall be mothballed by the end of 2013, at which time all prisoners currently incarcerated there would be transferred to mainland correctional facilities., however as of late 2019 the island remains a functioning prison. See also * Islands of Trinidad and Tobago This is a list of islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean. Major islands * Trinidad * Tobago Bocas Islands The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas d ... References Islands of Trinidad and Tobago Gulf of Paria {{Trinidad-geo-s ...
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Carrera Island, Trinidad And Tobago
Carrera may refer to: People * Carrera (surname) Cars and racing * Carrera Panamericana, Mexican sports car racing event ** ''La Carrera Panamericana'', a video of the Carrera Panamericana race * Porsche Carrera, several models of sports cars by the German company Porsche * Carrera, a German-Austrian slot car brand * Sally Carrera, a gynomorphic Porsche motorcar, as one of the lead characters in Pixar's film ''Cars'' (2006) Fashion and apparel * Carrera Sunglasses, producers of Carrera brand sunglasses and sports eyewear * Carrera Jeans, Italian clothing brand founded in 1965 * TAG Heuer Carrera, Swiss made watches and chronographs Music * "Carrera" (song), 2009 single by Karl Wolf Places * General Carrera Lake, lake between Argentina and Chile * Carrera Island, an island belonging to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago * Metro Martín Carrera, station on the Mexico City Metro Other * Advanced Aeromarine Carrera, ultralight aircraft built by Advanced Aeromarine * Carre ...
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Gulf Of Paria
The Gulf of Paria ( ; es, Golfo de Paria) is a shallow (180 m at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries by as little as 15 km at its narrowest and 120 km at its widest points. The tides within the Gulf are semi-diurnal in nature with a range of approximately 1m. The Gulf of Paria is considered to be one of the best natural harbors on the Atlantic coast of the Americas. The jurisdiction of the Gulf of Paria is split between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela with Trinidad and Tobago having control over approximately (37.7%) and Venezuela the remainder (62.3%). It was originally named the Gulf of the Whale ( es, Golfo de la Ballena) by Christopher Columbus, but the 19th-century whaling industry eliminated whales from the area and populations have never recovered. Cartographic sources of the late 18th century repeatedly refer to it a ...
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Trinidad And Tobago
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 south of Grenada and off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest and Venezuela to the south and west. Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the West Indies. The island country's capital is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous city is San Fernando. The island of Trinidad was inhabited for centuries by Indigenous peoples before becoming a colony in the Spanish Empire, following the arrival of Christopher Columbus, in 1498. Spanish governor José María Chacón surrendered the island to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of ...
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Isla Carrera
Isla or ISLA may refer to: Organizations * International Securities Lending Association, a trade association * International School of Los Angeles * International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles People * Isla (given name) * Víctor Isla, Peruvian politician and a Congressman representing Loreto for the 2006–2011 term * Mauricio Isla, Chilean football player * Isla Fisher, actress and author Music * ''Isla'' (Portico Quartet album), a 2009 album by Portico Quartet Places *Isla, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Mt. Izla, location of ancient Christian monasteries, on the border between Turkey and Syria * Isla (Cantabria), a village in the Spanish region of Cantabria * River Isla, Perthshire, a tributary of the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland; flows through Glen Isla and Strathmore * River Isla, Moray a tributary of the River Deveron in North-East Scotland; flows through Keith in Banffshire * Senglea, Isla (Senglea) ...
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Islands Of Trinidad And Tobago
This is a list of islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic republic in the southern Caribbean. Major islands * Trinidad * Tobago Bocas Islands The Bocas Islands lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Bocas del Dragón (Dragons' Mouth). Locally they are referred to as "Down de Islands" or "DDI". * Chacachacare * Monos * Huevos * Gaspar Grande (Gasparee) * Gasparillo Island (Little Gasparee or Centipede Island) Five Islands The Five Islands are actually a group of six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria. Also known as Las Cotorras. * Caledonia Island * Craig Island (Craig and Caledonia are joined by a man made causeway) * Lenagan Island * Nelson Island * Pelican Island * Rock Island San Diego Islands Sometimes referred to simply as the Diego Islands, these two islets lie between the Bocas Islands and the Five Islands. * Cronstadt (Kronstadt) * Carrera (a prison island) Others in the Gulf of Paria ...
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