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Harrison’s Cave, Saint Thomas Parish, Barbadosi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Harrison’s Cave | Cave |
| Saint Thomas Parish | Parish |
| Barbados | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 11' 6'' North , 59° 34' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Limestone and coral cavern.
The caves were first mentioned in historical documents in 1795 and were rediscovered in the early 1970s by Jack Peeples.
They were developed by the government as part of a tram tour and opened to the public in 1981.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison's_Cave |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q5665387 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Atlantic Ocean
- Barbados Accretionary PrismAccretionary Complex
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
- Central AmericaSubregion
The CaribbeanRegion
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