Pico Teneriffe, is a rocky cape on the North-East coast of the island of
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...
, between the parishes of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew.
It is a coral cliff in the shape of a pinnacle that reaches 100 meters in height, named after the fact that the island of
Tenerife
Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...
in
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
is the first land east of Barbados, according to the inhabitants of the place. The presence in the place of people arrived from the
Canary Islands in the time of the colonization of Barbados is not ruled out, but unlikely.
See also
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Geography of Barbados
References
Geography of Barbados
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