physical geography

• The island is 21 miles long and 19 miles wide.
• The temp is hot and humid all year around.
• Barbados has sandy beaches.
• Barbados is a densely populated area.
• There is about 625 people per square km

History

• Settled by the british in 1627
• They settled in Holetown which was first called Jamestown
• Barbados was surrounded by jungle and wild pigs when it was first found
• The capital city Bridgetown was first called Indian Town.
• The southern part of Bridgetown was once a huge swamp

Today

• Barbados is a very vactioned area.
• There are many cool sites to see in Barbados
• Barbados has many caves
• The sites bring in many people to Barbados 

Barbados flag

• The blue on the flag represents the sea and the sky
• The gold on the flag represents the sandy beaches
• There is also a spear in the center of the flag
• It represents the mythical sea god

Here are some stuff to do in Barbados

Visit the capital Bridgetown

or you could go fishing

Fun Facts

• Tiger Woods had his wedding in Barbados in 2004
• Bruno Mars had his 21 birthday with his family here
• Rhianna lived here until she moved to the U.S. for a music carrer
• The last major hurricane was hurricane Janet in 1955
• During 1841-1845 it was none to be the healthiest place in the world