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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Barbados

Easternmost Caribbean island nation: Bridgetown's UNESCO old town, rum heritage, west-coast beaches and east-coast surf.

13.190° N59.550° W
site access marine
Grantley Adams International (BGI)
Historic Bridgetown and Garrison
St Nicholas Abbey
Harrison's Cave
Formation
coral-capped island over sedimentary Scotland District core
Population
277,821
Water
Atlantic Ocean
Access
easy

Every required movement

The passage
to Barbados.

Fly into Grantley Adams International from the US, UK, Canada and the Caribbean; cruise terminal at Bridgetown.

  1. 01
    Grantley Adams International (BGI)

    Nearest recorded air access

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  2. 02
    Water crossing

    Cruise ships at Bridgetown Port; inter-island flights/ferries via SVG Air and cargo schooners.

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  3. 03
    Entry check

    Visa-free for many nationalities (up to 6 months).

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Continuously English-settled from 1627 and built on sugar plantations worked by enslaved Africans. Independent in 1966 and a republic since 2021, it is a high-income small island state driven by tourism and services.

Portuguese sighting, English settlement 1627; sugar slavery economy; independence 1966; republic 2021.

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The useful
details.

Coordinates
13.19° N · 59.55° W
Sovereignty
Barbados · sovereign nation
Nearest mainland
Saint Vincent (~180 km west); easternmost Caribbean island
Best recorded window
December–April (dry season).
Permits / entry
Visa-free for many nationalities (up to 6 months).
Languages
English, Bajan Creole

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