Liamuiga, 5 km in diameter and rising to an elevation of 1155 m. The highest peak is Mount Liamuiga, formerly Mount Misery, a dormant volcano 1,156 m high. Kitts has three distinct groups of volcanic peaks: the North West or Mount Misery Range the Middle or Verchilds Range and the South East or Olivees Range. Saint Kitts is 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Sint Eustatius to the north and 3 km (1.9 mi) from Nevis to the south. A ring road goes around the perimeter of the island with smaller roads branching off it the interior of the island is too steep for habitation. There is a modern facility for handling large cruise ships there. The capital of the two-island nation, and also its largest port, is the town of Basseterre on Saint Kitts. See also: Saint Kitts and Nevis § Climate Saint Kitts is also home to several institutions of higher education, including Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Windsor University School of Medicine, and the University of Medicine and Health Sciences. This made Saint Kitts and Nevis the smallest nation to ever host a World Cup event. The island of Saint Kitts is home to the Warner Park Cricket Stadium, which was used to host 2007 Cricket World Cup matches. Residents call themselves Kittitians.īrimstone Hill Fortress National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest fortress ever built in the Western Caribbean. The primary language is English, with a literacy rate of approximately 98%. Saint Kitts has a population of about 40,000, the majority of whom are of African descent. The land area of Saint Kitts is about 168 km 2 (65 sq mi), being approximately 29 km (18 mi) long and on average about 8 km (5.0 mi) across. It is situated about 2,100 km (1,300 mi) southeast of Miami, Florida, US. The island is one of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. Along with the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts was a member of the British West Indies until gaining independence on 19 September 1983. Saint Kitts became home to the first Caribbean British and French colonies in the mid-1620s.
Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by a shallow 3-kilometre (2 mi) channel known as " The Narrows". Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts, officially Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. African descent, Indian, British, Portuguese, Lebanese
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