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Map of Trinidad and Tobago showing the national boundaries, major cities, and towns on both islands. Trinidad is depicted with cities such as Port of Spain, San Fernando, and Arima, while Tobago includes Scarborough and Roxborough. The map includes surrounding waters labeled as the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, and a small locator inset showing the country's position off the northeastern coast of Venezuela.

Map showing the location of Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean Sea, just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. Neighboring countries and territories such as Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the United States are also labeled. The capital, Port of Spain, is indicated on Trinidad.

Antique map from 1902 showing detailed insets of Jamaica, Trinidad, and several islands of the Lesser Antilles, including Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. John, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Barbados. The map displays island outlines, principal towns, and geographic features, with labels in English and period cartographic styling.

Offshore oil rig platform stands in the sea with two large ships in the distance under a cloudy sky near Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Map of Trinidad and Tobago showing the national boundaries, major cities, and towns on both islands. Trinidad is depicted with cities such as Port of Spain, San Fernando, and Arima, while Tobago includes Scarborough and Roxborough. The map includes surrounding waters labeled as the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, and a small locator inset showing the country's position off the northeastern coast of Venezuela.

Trinidad and Tobago

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Map showing the location of Trinidad and Tobago in the southern Caribbean Sea, just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. Neighboring countries and territories such as Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the United States are also labeled. The capital, Port of Spain, is indicated on Trinidad.

Trinidad and Tobago

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Antique map from 1902 showing detailed insets of Jamaica, Trinidad, and several islands of the Lesser Antilles, including Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. John, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Barbados. The map displays island outlines, principal towns, and geographic features, with labels in English and period cartographic styling.

Lesser Antilles

Map of Jamaica and the Lesser Antilles, with Trinidad shown in the top right corner...

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Offshore oil rig platform stands in the sea with two large ships in the distance under a cloudy sky near Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago: petroleum production

Oil rig off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.

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