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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 ...
Palm Island in the Grenadines is a small island one mile from Union Island, only accessible by boat.It has an area of 135 acres (0.55 km 2) and has five beaches.. Originally known as Prune Island, Palm Island got its current name when the former owners, the late John Caldwell ("Johnny Coconut") and his wife Mary, planted hundreds of coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), transforming the deserted ...
Canouan (/ ˈ k æ n u æ n /) is an island in the Grenadines. It is a small island, measuring only 5.6 by 2 km (3.5 by 1.2 mi) and has a surface of 7.6 km 2. It lies approximately 40 km (25 mi) south of the island of St. Vincent. The population is about 1,700. [1] A barrier reef runs along the Atlantic side of the island. The highest point on ...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (/ ˌ ɡ r ɛ n ə ˈ d iː n z / ⓘ GREH-nə-DEENZ), sometimes known simply as Saint Vincent or SVG, [9] is an island country in the eastern Caribbean.It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the southern end of the eastern border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
The shallow bank of the Grenadines extends from St Vincent to Grenada, and has a natural boundaries of the Tobago Trough to the east and the Grenada Trough to the west, where the depth increases rapidly. The shallow bank creates ideal conditions for the formation of productive seagrass beds, mangroves and coral reefs.
Grenadines is an administrative parish of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, comprising the islands of the Grenadines other than those belonging to Grenada. The capital is Port Elizabeth . It's the only parish in the country that's not located on the main island.
J. F. Mitchell Airport is the third largest airport by land area in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, after Argyle International Airport and Canouan Airport. It is one of five airports in the multi-island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the others being Argyle International Airport in St. Vincent , Canouan Airport, Mustique Airport and ...
Diamond Island is a small islet belonging to Grenada in the Grenadines archipelago of the Lesser Antilles, part of the Caribbean.The island is located between the larger islands of Grenada to the southwest and Carriacou to the northeast, and is found immediately north of Ronde Island.