Transport in Grenada
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Grenada
has no merchant marine.
There is one industrial railway, used by a rum distillery.
Highway
s:
total:
1,127 km
paved:
687 km
Drivers in Grenada drive on the left hand side of the road. Visitors not accustomed to this should be extra cautious when driving on the island's highways and roads.
unpaved:
440 km (1999 est.)
Grenada's roads can pose hazardous driving conditions, including aggressive drivers and sharp curves.
Grenada has several ports of entry including seaports, bay
s and harbours:
Airports:
3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
1 (2006 est.)
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
has no merchant marine.
There is one industrial railway, used by a rum distillery.
Highway
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
s:
total:
1,127 km
paved:
687 km
Drivers in Grenada drive on the left hand side of the road. Visitors not accustomed to this should be extra cautious when driving on the island's highways and roads.
unpaved:
440 km (1999 est.)
Grenada's roads can pose hazardous driving conditions, including aggressive drivers and sharp curves.
Grenada has several ports of entry including seaports, bay
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
s and harbours:
- St. George'sSt. George's, GrenadaSt. George's, population 89,018 , with an agglomeration of 4,500 people , is the capital of Grenada, . The city is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is on a horseshoe-shaped harbor....
- St. David's Bay
- GrenvilleGrenville, GrenadaGrenville is the second largest city in Grenada, after St. George's, and it is the capital of the largest parish, Saint Andrew Parish. Grenville is located on Grenville Bay, about halfway up the east coast of the Caribbean island of Grenada and is heavily involved in the agriculture export industry...
- HillsboroughHillsborough, GrenadaHillsborough is the largest town on the island of Carriacou, Grenada. The town serves primarily as a retail and administrative centre of both Carriacou and Petite Martinique. It has a population of approximately 1,000 people.-History:...
on Carriacou
Airports:
3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
1 (2006 est.)