#grenada geology

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Close view of dark volcanic boulders and black sand meeting turquoise surf on a Grenada beach, forested ridges rising behind, a geologist crouching to examine rocks, bright late-morning light

How Grenada Was Made: Volcanoes, Plates and the Shape of Three Islands

How Grenada formed: subduction, old volcanic centres, crater lakes and black sand, and why Carriacou and Petite Martinique look so different from the main islan

14/10/2026 8 min read

Aerial view of a round shallow crater lake fringed with reeds and pasture near Grenada's north-east coast, ocean beyond, white egrets at the water's edge, bright midday sun

Rainforest, Volcanoes & Crater Lakes

Lake Antoine, St Patrick: Grenada's Low-Lying Crater Lake

Lake Antoine in St Patrick is a crater lake near Grenada's north-east coast: how it formed, the birds and plants around it, getting there and nearby stops.

14/10/2026 8 min read