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Bequia (/ ˈbɛkwiː / BEK-wee or / ˈbɛkweɪ / BEK-way) is the largest island in the Grenadines at 7 square miles (18 km 2). It is part of the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the nation's capital, Kingstown, on the main island, Saint Vincent. Bequia means "island of the clouds" in ...
J. F. Mitchell Airport (IATA: BQU, ICAO: TVSB), also known as Bequia Airport, is the airport serving Bequia island, Grenadines Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, including Grenadines Parish's capital Port Elizabeth. It is named after Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, KCMG, PC, MP, former Premier (1972-1974) and Prime Minister (1984-2000) of ...
The Grenadines (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ n ə d iː n z /) is a chain of small islands that lie on a line between the larger islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada in the Lesser Antilles.Nine are inhabited and open to the public (or ten, if the offshore island of Young Island is counted): Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union Island, Petit St Vincent, Palm Island and Mayreau, all in Saint Vincent and the ...
Moonhole is a private community on the island of Bequia (Bek-way) in the Grenadines. Its name is derived from a massive arch formed in volcanic substrate, through which the setting moon is sometimes visible. Founded by Thomas and Gladys Johnston in the 1960s, Moonhole is now a private nature preserve. The Johnstons retired from an advertising ...
Coordinates: 13°00′40″N 061°14′04″W / 13.01111°N 61.23444°W / 13.01111; -61.23444. Country. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Island. Bequia. Parish. Grenadines. Port Elizabeth is a town located on the island of Bequia, which is part of the Grenadines island chain. It is the capital of Grenadines Parish.
Petit Nevis. Petit Nevis is a small, privately owned island in the Grenadines, off the coast of Bequia. [1] The island is uninhabited but is used by whalers to flense their catches. That practice is now limited by law to conserve the endangered whale population. Whaling by early settlers to Bequia was undertaken to help feed their isolated ...
Source: DAFIF [1][2] Mustique Airport (IATA: MQS, ICAO: TVSM) is a private airfield owned by the Mustique Company for public use and is located on Mustique island, part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean Sea. It is used by civil aviation and national airlines using turboprop planes. The traffic has a large seasonal variation ...
Recorded on Bequia. Skinks Species Common name(s) Notes Image Mabuya mabouya [4] Regional endemic. Possibly extirpated. Boas Species Common name(s) Notes Image Corallus grenadensis [5] Grenadian Tree Boa: Recorded on Bequia, Isle de Quatre, Union Island, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique. Colubrids Species Common name(s) Notes Image