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St. George's is the capital of Grenada. The town is surrounded by a hillside of an old volcano crater and is located on a horseshoe-shaped harbour.
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Grand Etang Lake is a crater lake in an extinct volcano which hasn't erupted in 12,000 years. It is located on the island of Grenada, in Saint Andrew Parish. The Grand Etang Lake is 530 m (1,740 ft) above sea level and it is one of the two crater lakes on the island. The lake is approximately 20 ft (6.1 m) deep and 36 acres (15 ha) in area and is also rumored to be home to a mermaid living in the depths that lure men to their watery grave.
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- 1 2 3 Crask, Paul (2009). Grenada, Carriacou, Petite Martinique: The Bradt travel guide. Chalfont St. Peter, England: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 73. ISBN 9781841622743.
- ↑ "Grand Etang National Park & Forest Reserve". Pure Grenada. Grenada Tourism Authority. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
