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    Saint Vincent

    Sant-Visant, San Vicente

    13°13′N 61°12′W

    Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the southern Caribbean. It is the largest island of the country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains.

    Indian Bay with Dike Island (left) and Dove Island (right)
    Indian Bay with Dike Island (left) and Dove Island (right)

    Ein Dahmer / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    13°13′N 61°12′W

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    Overview

    Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the southern Caribbean. It is the largest island of the country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains. Its largest volcano and the country's highest peak, La Soufrière, is active, with the latest episode of volcanic activity having begun in December 2020 and intensifying in April 2021. There were major territory wars between the indigenous population of the Black Caribs, also called the Garifuna, and Great Britain in the 18th century, before the island was ceded to the British in 1763, and again in 1783. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 October 1979, and became part of the British Commonwealth of Nations thereafter. Approximately 100,000 people currently live on the island, and the population saw significant migration to the UK in the early 1900s and between the 1940s and 1980s. There has also been a significant migration to Canada, and other larger neighbouring Anglo-Caribbean islands. The main island consists of the capital Kingstown, with the rest of the island divided into five main coastal strip towns: Layou, Barrouallie, Chateaubelair, Georgetown, and Calliaqua.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    Also in French West Indies

    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

    • Grenada

      313 km²▲ 840 m

      Minor islands

    • Tobago

      300 km²▲ 580 m

      Minor islands

    • Aruba

      179 km²▲ 188 m

      Minor islands

    • Carriacou

      32.1 km²▲ 291 m

      Minor islands

    • Bequia

      16.1 km²▲ 265 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Windward Islands

    Also in Windward Antilles

    Also in Lesser Antilles

    Also in Antilles

    Also in Caribbean

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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