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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
Mount Hillaby, whose peak located in Scotland District of the Saint Andrew’s parish, is the highest elevation in Barbados at 340 meters (1115 feet) above sea level. Mount Hillaby, whose soil is composed of sandstone and chalk, is the summit of a mountain range that stretches from Trinidad to Puerto Rico. The Scotland District is the only location in the Caribbean where this mountain range is above water. This range is an example of an accretionary prism which is formed from sediments on the ocean floor pushing together at the junction of two tectonic plates. From Mount Hillaby’s peak viewers can see the beaches of Bathsheba and Chalky Mount, a range of hills with a jagged profile that contains clay deposits used by local potters. Slide labeled Barb 23.
Keywords
Barbados, mountains, landscape, roadside
Date Original
1968-02
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
Place
Barbados
Identifier
DP0003455
Identifier (Genre)
Transparencies
Rights
All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576
Collection
Link to Descriptive Guide
Recommended Citation
"Hills in the Scotland District of Saint Andrew" (1968). British West Indies Barbados Slides. 28.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-barbados/28
Keywords
Barbados, mountains, landscape, roadside