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St. Vincent and the Grenadines are located in the
south Eastern Caribbean. The Grenadines are some 32 islands. The main islands
in the Grenadines are Bequia, Balliceau, Canouan, Mayreau, Mustique, Isle
D'Quatre, Petit Saint Vincent, and Union Island.
St. Vincent, chief island of the chain, is 18 mi (29 km) long and 11 mi
(18 km) wide and is located 100 mi (161 km) west of Barbados. The island
is mountainous and well forested. St. Vincent is dominated by the volcano
Mount Soufrière, which rises to 4,048 ft (1,234 m). The Grenadines, a
chain of nearly 600 islets with a total area of only 17 sq mi (27 sq km),
extend for 60 mi (96 km) between St. Vincent and Grenada. |