St George's

The town of St George's, from the vantage point at Fort George. The capital of Grenada, St George's is situated on a small peninsula on the southwestern coast of the island. It has a deep, landlocked harbour, called Carenage, which like Grand Etang Lake in the centre of the island, occupies a volcanic caldera (a large crater formed after the collapse of the original peak).

Port and capital of Grenada, on the southwest coast; population (1994 est) 30,000. The port has a well-sheltered harbour, exporting nutmeg, bananas, and rum, and is also an administrative and commercial centre. Refined sugar and alcoholic drinks are leading products and there is an established tourist industry. It was founded in 1650 by the French, and was the capital of the Windward Islands 1885-1958 (at that time a British dependency).