Carriacou
12°28′N 61°27′W
Carriacou ( KAIR-ee-ə-KOO) is an island of the Grenadine Islands. It is a part of the nation of Grenada and is located in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Grenada and the north coast of South America. The name is derived from the Kalinago language Kayryouacou.

Terrain
12°28′N 61°27′W
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Carriacou ( KAIR-ee-ə-KOO) is an island of the Grenadine Islands. It is a part of the nation of Grenada and is located in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea, northeast of the island of Grenada and the north coast of South America. The name is derived from the Kalinago language Kayryouacou.
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Nearest islands
- Frigate Island7.4 km
- Petite Martinique8.4 km
- Large Island8.8 km
- Union Island14 km
- Mayreau20 km
- Ronde Island24 km
Also in Grenada

Grenada
313 km²▲ 840 m
Major islands

Ronde Island
2.5 km²▲ 153 m
Minor islands

Petite Martinique
2 km²▲ 195 m
Minor islands
Caille Island
0.63 km²▲ 69 m
Minor islands
Large Island
0.59 km²▲ 57 m
Minor islands
Frigate Island
0.39 km²▲ 51 m
Minor islands
Hog Island
0.35 km²▲ 47 m
Minor islands
Calivigny Island
0.28 km²▲ 30 m
Minor islands
Also in Grenadines

Bequia
16.1 km²▲ 265 m
Major islands

Union Island
8.7 km²▲ 304 m
Major islands

Canouan
7.7 km²▲ 232 m
Major islands

Mustique
5.6 km²▲ 144 m
Major islands

Mayreau
1.8 km²▲ 98 m
Major islands

Ronde Island
2.5 km²▲ 153 m
Minor islands

Petite Martinique
2 km²▲ 195 m
Minor islands

Quatre
1.5 km²▲ 136 m
Minor islands
Also in French West Indies

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Major islands

Dominica
751 km²▲ 1,447 m
Major islands
Saint Lucia
603 km²▲ 950 m
Major islands

Tobago
300 km²▲ 580 m
Major islands

Saint Croix
217 km²▲ 334 m
Major islands

Saint Kitts
168 km²▲ 1,156 m
Major islands
Basse-Terre Island
847 km²▲ 1,467 m
Minor islands

Grande-Terre
593 km²▲ 136 m
Minor islands
Also in Southern Caribbean

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Major islands
Saint Lucia
603 km²▲ 950 m
Major islands
Curaçao
428 km²▲ 372 m
Major islands

Saint Vincent
344 km²▲ 1,234 m
Minor islands

Grenada
313 km²▲ 840 m
Minor islands

Tobago
300 km²▲ 580 m
Minor islands

Aruba
179 km²▲ 188 m
Minor islands

Bequia
16.1 km²▲ 265 m
Minor islands
Also in Windward Islands

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Major islands
Basse-Terre Island
847 km²▲ 1,467 m
Major islands

Dominica
751 km²▲ 1,447 m
Major islands
Saint Lucia
603 km²▲ 950 m
Major islands

Grande-Terre
593 km²▲ 136 m
Major islands

Barbados
433 km²▲ 340 m
Major islands

Saint Vincent
344 km²▲ 1,234 m
Major islands

Grenada
313 km²▲ 840 m
Minor islands
Also in Windward Antilles

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Major islands
Basse-Terre Island
847 km²▲ 1,467 m
Major islands

Dominica
751 km²▲ 1,447 m
Major islands
Saint Lucia
603 km²▲ 950 m
Major islands

Grande-Terre
593 km²▲ 136 m
Major islands

Barbados
433 km²▲ 340 m
Major islands
Curaçao
428 km²▲ 372 m
Major islands

Saint Vincent
344 km²▲ 1,234 m
Major islands
Also in Lesser Antilles

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Major islands

Martinique
1,089 km²▲ 1,397 m
Major islands

Margarita Island
952 km²▲ 960 m
Major islands
Basse-Terre Island
847 km²▲ 1,467 m
Major islands

Dominica
751 km²▲ 1,447 m
Major islands
Saint Lucia
603 km²▲ 950 m
Major islands

Grande-Terre
593 km²▲ 136 m
Major islands

Barbados
433 km²▲ 340 m
Major islands
Also in Antilles
Cuba
105,261 km²▲ 1,974 m
Major islands

Hispaniola
73,990 km²▲ 3,098 m
Major islands

Jamaica
10,962 km²▲ 2,256 m
Minor islands

Island of Puerto Rico
8,703 km²▲ 1,328 m
Minor islands

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Minor islands

Isla de la Juventud
2,198 km²▲ 303 m
Minor islands

Martinique
1,089 km²▲ 1,397 m
Minor islands

Margarita Island
952 km²▲ 960 m
Minor islands
Also in Caribbean
Cuba
109,884 km²
Major islands
Cuba
105,261 km²▲ 1,974 m
Major islands

Hispaniola
73,990 km²▲ 3,098 m
Major islands
Haiti
27,750 km²
Major islands

Jamaica
10,962 km²▲ 2,256 m
Minor islands

Island of Puerto Rico
8,703 km²▲ 1,328 m
Minor islands

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Minor islands

North Andros Island
3,323 km²▲ 24 m
Minor islands
Photographs

Beach at Hillsborough, Carriacou, Grenada

Carriacou is an island of Grenada

Western Tip of Carriacou
![500px provided description: Tyrell Bay, Carriacou, Grenada, Caribbean - biggest collection of little boats and not an easy place to get an anchor to grip. [#sunset ,#sailing ,#boats ,#Carriacou ,#Tyrell Bay]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Carriacou_Sunset_%28148322985%29.jpeg/500px-Carriacou_Sunset_%28148322985%29.jpeg)
500px provided description: Tyrell Bay, Carriacou, Grenada, Caribbean - biggest collection of little boats and not an easy place to get an anchor to grip. [#sunset ,#sailing ,#boats ,#Carriacou ,#Tyrell Bay]


Empty Building on Cliffs at the Western Tip of Carriacou

Carriacou, Grenada

Petite Martinique with Carriacou Island in the background


Hillsborough, Carriacou, Grenada, West Indies... view from the Catholic Presbytery over the beach to the south. Photo taken by Jack Regan, October 2001.
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Photographs
- Beach at Hillsborough - panoramio. FishSpeaker / CC BY 3.0
- Carriacou (27593339068). Vlad Podvorny / CC BY 2.0
- Western Tip of Carriacou - panoramio. FishSpeaker / CC BY 3.0
- Carriacou Sunset (148322985). Diane Holmes / CC BY 3.0
- Hillsborough Carriacou. Unknown author / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Empty Building on Cliffs at the Western Tip of Carriacou - panoramio. FishSpeaker / CC BY 3.0
- Carriacou Scene. Atiemann at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Petite Martinique Cariacou. Sebb / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Caribbean, the Caribbean Sea, more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays - the West Indies (5886688417). Patrick Nouhailler from Genève, Suisse / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hillsborough carriacou. Jackregan at English Wikipedia / Public domain
- Panarama1. User:Atiemann / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Carriacou banner. File:Approaching Carriacou.jpg: Lloyd Morgan derivative work: Lkcl_it / CC BY-SA 2.0