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The Grenada Basin is an 11–15 km thick back-arc sedimentary basin located in the southeastern region of the Caribbean Sea. It is bordered by the Lesser Antilles in the north, south, and east, and the Aves Ridge in the west.

The Grenada Basin is located in the southeast corner of the Caribbean Plate and is bordered by the Aves Ridge, an extinct volcanic island arc, and the Lesser Antilles, an active volcanic island arc.

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Grenada Basin

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The Grenada Basin is an 11–15 km thick back-arc sedimentary basin located in the southeastern region of the Caribbean Sea. It is bordered by the Lesser...

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American Mediterranean Sea

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270 ft). Its basins include the Mexico Basin, the Cayman Trough, the Yucatan Basin, the Columbian Basin, the Venezuelan basin and the Grenada basin. The American...

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Grenada Lake

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the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Grenada Lake was constructed to help control flooding along the Yazoo River Basin. The dam is located on the Yalobusha...

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Saint Lucia

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(6.2 mi) in diameter, though the western portion is open towards the Grenada basin, the depression formed as recently as 100 kya. The depression is noted...

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Caribbean Basin

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The Caribbean Basin or Caribbean Proper (or the Caribbean Basin region) is a geopolitical term used to describe countries which generally border the Caribbean...

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Hurricane Ivan

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latitude in the Atlantic basin. As it moved west, Ivan weakened slightly because of wind shear in the area. The storm passed over Grenada on September 7, battering...

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New Granada sea catfish

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in the family Ariidae. It is endemic to the Atrato and Magdalena River basins in Colombia. Acero, A. (1996). "Notarius bonillai". IUCN Red List of Threatened...

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List of United States counties and county equivalents

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Statistical Area Franklin 7,675 565 George 24,350 478 Greene 13,530 713 Grenada 21,629 422 Grenada, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area Hancock 46,053 477 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula...

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Caribbean

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Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent The Grenadines  Grenada Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique  Barbados  Trinidad and Tobago Tobago...

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Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act

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The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) is a law adopted by the U.S. Government in October 2000 to delineate enhanced trade preferences and...

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Cost of rent by state and county in the United States

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$945 George $548 $552 $724 $901 $1,162 Greene $518 $521 $687 $855 $949 Grenada $516 $519 $684 $851 $928 Hancock $644 $701 $810 $1,130 $1,285 Harrison...

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West Indies

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or "river", specifically the Indus River and its well-settled southern basin. The ancient Greeks referred to the Indians as Indoi (Ἰνδοί), which translates...

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Regional Security System

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security. Saint Kitts and Nevis joined following independence in 1983, and Grenada followed two years later after Operation Urgent Fury, a combined US and...

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French West Indies

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which established a French settlement in Grenada in 1649. Despite the long history of British rule, Grenada's French heritage is still evidenced by the...

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List of television stations in the Caribbean

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Template:Dominican Republic TV Grenada Broadcasting Network – G.B.N. T.V. Meingingfull television M.T.V. – Grenada Grenada Information Services- G.I.S....

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Bougainvillea

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China; Xiamen, Fujian and Naha, Okinawa. Is also the national flower in Grenada. Native to South America, bougainvillea carry several names in the different...

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Windward Islands

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existed between 1833 and 1960 and originally consisted of the islands of Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent. Today these islands constitute three sovereign...

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Prostitution in the Americas

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Retrieved 23 December 2017. "The new face of prostitution in Grenada". The New Today Newspaper Grenada. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018. Borredon, Laurent...

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Kalinago

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intermittent campaign against the Kalinago. Chief Kairouane and his men from Grenada jumped off of the "Leapers Hill" rather than face slavery under the French...

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Lesser Antilles

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Vincent and the Grenadines) Carriacou and Petite Martinique (Grenada) Grenada (Grenada) Islands north of the Venezuelan coast (from west to east): Aruba...

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List of submarine topographical features

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oceanic basins (the other elements being an elevated mid-ocean ridge and flanking abyssal hills). In addition to these elements, active oceanic basins (those...

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List of Caribbean islands

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coordinates) There are over 600 islands and islets in Grenada and the Grenadines. The notable islands in Grenada include: Calivigny Island, 11°59′40″N 61°43′35″W...

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Cocoa thrush

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Thrush on the Internet Bird Collection Stamps[usurped] (for Grenadines of Grenada) incorrect RangeMap Cocoa Thrush photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res; Article...

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Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2010. Grenada Archived 9 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The World Factbook. Central...

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Geography of the United States

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Columbia Plateau, the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Province, it is a system of plateaus, basins, ranges and gorges between the Rocky and Pacific...

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Arawak

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the Lokono, settled the coastal areas of what is now Guyana, Suriname, Grenada, Bahamas, Jamaica and parts of the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Michael...

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Pakistan

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Cameroon Canada Cyprus Dominica Eswatini (Swaziland) Fiji Gabon Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana India Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta...

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British Windward Islands

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existing from 1833 until 31 December 1959 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Barbados (the seat of the...

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