Nevis

Nevis is an island in the Caribbean, whose name is derived from an original Spanish name given by Christopher Columbus. With Saint Kitts it constitutes the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Indeed during the last Ice age the sea level was 200 feet lower and St. Kitts and Nevis were one island with Saint Eustatius (also known as Statia) and Saba.

Geography

Mount Nevis (3,232 feet) is the remnant of an ancient stratovolcano, as is Mt Liamuiga on the sister island of St Kitts. Nevis has a population of nearly 10,000, and maintains one of the highest literacy rates in the Western Hemisphere, at approximately 98%. The capital is Charlestown.

Related Topics:
Stratovolcano - Western Hemisphere - Charlestown

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