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Place Name
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Carriacou
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Pronunciation
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KA-ruh-KOO
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Place Status (Type)
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island
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Population
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4,595 (1991)
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Location
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Grenada, Caribbean
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Latitude
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12°30'N
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Longitude
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61°27'W
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Carriacou
(KA-ruh-KOO), island (
13 sq mi/34 sq km; 1991 pop.
4,595), S Grenadines, largest isl. of the group, dependency of Grenada
in West Indies, 30 mi/48 km NE of St.
George's, Grenada; 7 mi/11.3 km long, up to
3 mi/4.8 km wide; 12°30'N 61°27'W. Hilly,
indented isl. Rises to 980 ft/299 m. Grows
cotton and limes. Main settlement is Hillsborough, on W coast.
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