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The capital, Bridgetown, on the southwest corner of the island is small but busy and full of life. Once called Indian Bridge, after the basic bridge across the Careenage, it was later called the Town of St Michael, after the parish in which it lies. It is set around Carlisle Bay, with the Deep Water Harbour for cruise and cargo ships to the north and in the middle, an inlet known as the Careenage, at the mouth of Constitution River, where schooners and other trading vessels used to tie up. It got its name because the schooners were careened onto their sides so that the hulls could be cleaned or mended. Nowadays small craft such as catamarans and sport fishing boats tout their wares to visitors, overlooked by restaurants with a dominant nautical theme. The southern part of the bay is beach, with watersports and nightlife on offer, popular with a young crowd.
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