or St Christophers, one of the Caribbee islands, to which Columbus gave his Christian name: W. long. 62°, N. lat. 71° 30'.

It is about twenty miles long, and seven broad; Vol. II. No. 38.

and has a high mountain in the middle, from whence some rivulets run down. Its produce is chiefly sugar, cotton, ginger, and indigo. It is a British colony, and lies about sixty miles west of Antego.