Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Port Elizabeth | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 13°00′40″N 061°14′04″W / 13.01111°N 61.23444°W | |
Country | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Island | Bequia |
Parish | Grenadines |
Port Elizabeth is a town located on the island of Bequia, which is part of the Grenadines island chain. It is the capital of Grenadines Parish.[1] The town was named after Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of her parents.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Port Elizabeth". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Robert M. Anderson, ed. (1938), The Saint Vincent Handbook, Printed at the Office of the "Vincentian", p. 395
- ^ About St. Vincent and the Grenadines: An Official Publication of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourist Department, Voice Publishing Company, 1983, p. 6