El Cerro del Aripo (940 m a.s.l.) is the highest point in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is part of the Aripo Massif and is located in the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad, northeast of the town of Arima. The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a nation located in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Venezuela. ... The African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO) is an intergovernmental international organization established to enable cooperation between African states in patent and other industrial property matters. ... The Northern Range is the range of tall hills across the northern portion of Trinidad, the major island in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Trinidad (Spanish, Trinity) most commonly refers to the larger island of the nation Trinidad and Tobago, the subject of this article. ... The Royal Borough of Arima (population 35,000) is the fourth largest town in Trinidad and Tobago. ...
En el Siglo XVIII fue ocupada por franceses, y en las guerras napoleónicas, fue conquistada por los ingleses, que la incorporaron a las colonias de la Corona Británica.
Tobago, prácticamente despoblada, en el siglo XVII recibió grupos holandeses, franceses, españoles e ingleses.
El rasgo más sobresaliente de la geografía de Trinidad son las Cataratas de Maracas al norte y el Lago de Asfalto, al sur, o depresión de Pitch Lake.