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Mathematically
Speaking
BarbadosbyNumbers
{One Million}
113
The age of the oldest
Barbadian. At the time of
his passing in May 2013,
Barbadian James Sisnett was
the second oldest man in the
world.
The number
of beaches
that envelop
this beautiful
island. They are home to
several popular dive sights
and a plethora of amazing
marine life.
57
1,000,000
Roughly 1 million+ tourists
visit the island every year.
Exactly 1,053,739 in 2012
according to the CTO.
3
2
The number of classic,
international films shot in
Barbados - “The Tamarind
Seed”, 1974 (starring Julie
Andrews and Omar Sharif) and “Island
in the Sun” a controversial film (starring
Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, Joan
Collins & Dorothy Dandridge). Several
episodes of the popular daytime soap The
Bold & The Beautiful were also filmed in
Barbados in 1996
506
400
The world’s
largest
selection of
17th century
British cannons can be found in
Barbados. Over 400 have been
found across the island.
12 | Caribbean Dreams
Number of US Presidents to
have holidayed on the island of
Barbados. Bill Clinton, Ronald
Reagan and George Washington
all stayed in Barbados.
27C
The average
temperature of
Barbados,
all year round 27°C
The number of active Windmills
on record in Barbados in
1846 during the height of the
plantation.
311
The age of the
oldest rum brand
in the world Mount
Gay, produced since
1702.
1115
The highest point on the
island, Mount Hillaby, sits
1,115ft above sea level.
2
Two of only three original
Jacobean mansions in the
entire western hemisphere
are located in Barbados.
These are Drax Hall
Mansion and
St. Nicholas Abbey.
Barbados
is the most
easterly
of the
Caribbean
islands, located just
300miles from South
America (Venezuela).
300