The division of this almost round island into parishes was done in a circular sector pattern, so each parish is shaped like a pie slice, reaching from the highest point of Nevis Peak down to the coastline.

Nevis Peak is located on the outer crater rim.

All the Nevis parishes were drawn up to include a segment of Nevis Peak itself, but this parish also includes a secondary peak at 1901 feet which is unnamed on the Ordnance Survey map, but which is locally known as Butler's peak.

Saint Paul Charlestown is the smallest parish in the federation, being only 4 square kilometers in area, and consisting of barely more than the town of Charlestown, and its portion of Nevis Peak.

Nevis being a somewhat round island, it is divided into five parishes somewhat like a sliced pie, with each parish having a portion of coastline, and a small part of Nevis Peak in the centre.

From this developed coastline, which consists almost entirely of the Charlestown port, the parish's boundaries move inland, over gently sloping terrain, until the base of Nevis Peak is reached.

As one moves further and further east ( inland ) the land rises in elevation and the vegetation becomes lusher as the steeper slopes of Nevis Peak are reached.

The Nevis Peak summit is the Parish's interior land boundary.

During the last Ice age when the sea level was 60 m lower, the three islands of Saint Kitts, Nevis and Sint Eustatius ( also known as Statia ) were connected as one island.

For example, the grid reference of the 100 m square containing the summit of Ben Nevis is.

* Highest point – Ben Nevis, Scotland at 1344 m

* Ben Nevis Race AM 10 miles ( 16 km ) 4, 400 ft ( 1340 m )-male record 1: 25: 34 ( Kenny Stuart, 1984 ), female record 1: 43: 25 ( Pauline Haworth 1984 )

The Vance W. Amory International Airport ( IATA airport code NEV / TKPN ) serves the island of Nevis.

* Christmas Sports in Saint Kitts / Nevis

He has served in St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla as pupil teacher, learner / dispenser, chemist and druggist, laboratory technician, senior dispenser, Medical Superintendent and obstetrician-gynaecologist.

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Braeriach ( Scottish Gaelic: Bràigh Riabhach / Am Bràigh Riabhach ) is the third highest mountain in Great Britain, surpassed only by Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui.

Her works include still life, watercolor prints St. Kitts / Nevis style, silk pareos and an array of souvenir material adorned with her colorful images.

It is located about 2 miles / 3 km north east of Ben Nevis on the south side of Glen Spean, near the town of Fort William.

The Nevis Reformation Party, under the leadership of Simeon Daniel, won 2 of the 3 seats on Nevis.

To take advantage of this landmark, early elections were called in 1984, in which the NRP captured all 3 seats on Nevis, and the PAM party capturing 6 seats on St. Kitts, compared to the labour party's 2, despite overall the labour party winning the nationwide popular vote.

The island of St. Kitts, the larger of the two, is in size and is located at latitude 17. 30 N, and longitude 62. 80 W. Nevis is and located at latitude 17. 10 N, longitude 62. 35 W, approximately 3 km south-east of St. Kitts.

The 1998 & 1999 Atlantic hurricane season produced 3 hurricanes which battered St. Kitts & Nevis.

Nevis is a volcanic island that began its formation in mid-Pliocene times ( approximately 3. 45 million years ago ).

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Today, part of the Prestwick site is occupied by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm with RNAS Prestwick, ( officially known by the Royal Navy as HMS Gannet ), where a detachment of 3 Sea Kings provide a search and rescue role, covering one of the largest SAR areas of the UK including Ben Nevis, the Lakes, Northern Ireland and past the Irish coast.

Between 1838 and 1917, at least " 238, 909 Indians were introduced into British Guiana, 143, 939 into Trinidad, 42, 326 into Guadeloupe, 37, 027 into Jamaica, 34, 304 into Suriname, 25, 209 into Martinique, 8, 472 into French Guiana, 4, 354 into Saint Lucia, 3, 206 into Grenada, 2, 472 into Saint Vincent, 337 into Saint Kitts, 326 into Saint Croix, and 315 into Nevis.

On 3 March 2012 Sebastian welcomed the Earl and Countess of Wessex to St Kitts and Nevis during their visit to the Caribbean as part of Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

He has completed a marathon in less than 3 hours and the Ben Nevis Race in just over 2 hours.

Ras-I Alujah Bramble ( born Livingstone Bramble on September 3, 1960 in Saint Kitts and Nevis ) is a boxer.

Born on the Island of Nevis to Scottish parents on October 3, 1803, he spent his childhood in South Carolina.

It was one of the strongest ever to sail from England, with some 3, 000 marines under the command of General Robert Venables, further reinforced in Barbados, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis.

The music of Saint Kitts and Nevis is known for a number of musical celebrations including Carnival ( December 17 to January 3 on Saint Kitts ).

Ben Nevis (, ) is the highest mountain in the British Isles.

The mountain is a popular destination attracting an estimated 100, 000 ascents a year, " Ben Nevis " 80 /- organic ale is, by contrast, brewed in Bridge of Allan near Stirling.

Ben Nevis in Svalbard is a 922 metre-high mountain south of the head of Raudfjorden, Albert I Land, which was named after the Scottish hill.

The common law constitutes the basis of the legal systems of: England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, federal law in the United States and the law of individual U. S. states ( except Louisiana ), federal law throughout Canada and the law of the individual provinces and territories ( except Quebec ), Australia ( both federal and individual states ), Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Pakistan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Granadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, and many other generally English-speaking countries or Commonwealth countries ( except Scotland, which is bijuridicial, and Malta ).

Traditional dishes are so important to regional culture that, for example, the local version of Caribbean goat stew has been chosen as the official national dish of Montserrat and is also one of the signature dishes of St. Kitts and Nevis.

It is a centre for hillwalking and climbing due to its proximity to Ben Nevis and many other Munro mountains.

It is close to Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, and Glen Nevis.

Just outside the town, parallel to the Nevis Range Gondola, there is a large downhill mountain bike track which attracts thousands of visitors every year, including international competitors and fans.

* The largest expenditure for Nevis, approximately 29 percent of the Nevis Island Administration's recurrent budget, is education and health services, but the Nevis Island Legislature has no power to legislate over these two areas.

The island of Nevis is divided into five administrative subdivisions called parishes, each of which has an elected representative in the Nevis Island Assembly.

The most developed beach on Nevis is the 6. 5 km long Pinney's Beach, on the western or Caribbean coast.

The colour of the sand on the beaches of Nevis is variable: on a lot of the bigger beaches the sand is a yellow grey in color, but some beaches on the southern coast have darker, reddish, or even black sand.

Under a microscope it becomes clear that Nevis sand is a mixture of tiny fragments of coral, many foraminifera, and small crystals of the various mineral constituents of the volcanic rock of which the island is made.

Culturama, the annual cultural festival of Nevis, is celebrated during the Emancipation Day weekend, the first week of August.

According to the Nevis Department of Culture, the aim is to protect and encourage indigenous folklore, in order to make sure that the uniquely Caribbean culture can " reassert itself and flourish ".