Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Not to be confused with Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
Port Elizabeth
Town
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth within Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Coordinates: 13°00′40″N 061°14′04″W / 13.01111°N 61.23444°W / 13.01111; -61.23444
CountrySaint Vincent and the Grenadines
IslandBequia
ParishGrenadines
Time zoneUTC-04:00 (AST)

Port Elizabeth is a town located on the island of Bequia, which is part of the Grenadines island chain. It is the capital of Grenadines Parish.[1] The town was named after Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of her parents.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Port Elizabeth". Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ Robert M. Anderson, ed. (1938), The Saint Vincent Handbook, Printed at the Office of the "Vincentian", p. 395
  3. ^ About St. Vincent and the Grenadines: An Official Publication of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourist Department, Voice Publishing Company, 1983, p. 6


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