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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Trinidad

Birthplace of calypso, soca, and the steelpan; the industrial, oil-rich southern Caribbean island famed for its Carnival.

10.460° N61.300° W
site access marine
Piarco International Airport (POS)
Queen's Park Savannah and Magnificent Seven
Maracas Beach
Pitch Lake
Formation
continental island once joined to South America; Northern Range extension of the Venezuelan Coastal Range; mud volcanoes, pitch lake
Population
1.3M
Water
Atlantic Ocean
Access
easy

Every required movement

The passage
to Trinidad.

Piarco International Airport east of Port of Spain; fast ferry links Trinidad with Tobago.

  1. 01
    Piarco International Airport (POS)

    Nearest recorded air access

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  2. 02
    Water crossing

    Trinidad-Tobago inter-island fast ferry (Port of Spain-Scarborough, T&T Inter-Island Transportation Co.).

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  3. 03
    Entry check

    Visa-exempt for many nationalities (up to 90 days).

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Seven miles off Venezuela, Trinidad blends African, Indian, European, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures. Oil, gas, and petrochemicals power the economy while Carnival and a famous food scene (doubles, roti) define its culture.

Amerindian Iëre; Spanish from 1498; French planter influx; British capture 1797; indentured Indian labor after 1845; independence 1962; republic 1976.

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The useful
details.

Coordinates
10.46° N · 61.30° W
Sovereignty
Trinidad and Tobago · part of country
Nearest mainland
Venezuela (~11 km across the Dragon's Mouths strait)
Best recorded window
January-May (dry season; Carnival in Feb/March).
Permits / entry
Visa-exempt for many nationalities (up to 90 days).
Languages
English, Trinidadian Creole

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