Grenadine Islands | |
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Region of the Caribbean | |
Location within the Grenadines. |
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Region | Caribbean |
Island States | |
Area | |
• Total | 86 km2 (33 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | est. 16,100 |
• Density | 187.2/km2 (485/sq mi) |
Time zone | AST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC−4) |
The Grenadines is an island chain that is part of St.Vincent and Grenada. There are 32 islands and cays that make up St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Nine are inhabited, including the mainland St. Vincent and the Grenadines islands: Young Island, Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union Island, Mayreau, Petit St Vincent and Palm Island.
They are divided between the island nations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. They lie between the islands of Saint Vincent in the north and Grenada in the south. Neither Saint Vincent nor Grenada are Grenadine islands. The islands north of the Martinique Channel belong to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the islands south of the channel belong to Grenada.
The total population of the Grenadine islands in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is estimated to be 10,234 The following islands make up the Grenadines Parish:
Carriacou and Petite Martinique is a dependency of Grenada and contains:
Coordinates: 12°44′N 61°21′W / 12.733°N 61.350°W