Barbados is in the water.
Barbados ( [ bɑrˈbeɪdɒs ] or [ bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs ] ) is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles , in the Caribbean region of North America . An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water . An island country is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands .