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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.
Saint Vincent is home to endemic birds including the lesser Antillean Tanager, the whistling warbler, and the Saint Vincent amazon. Some pockets of tropical rainforest are left on the volcanic hills. Two species of reptile which are native to Saint Vincent are named for the island, Chironius vincenti and Sphaerodactylus vincenti. [8]
Kingstown, St. Vincent, 1890s. The indigenous inhabitants of the islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines were various Amerindian groups. The arrivals of Europeans in the early 16th century did not lead to long term settlement, only in 1717 did the French occupy the island in Barrouallie, though the English laid claim on St. Vincent in 1627.
The islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines include the main island of Saint Vincent 344 km 2 (133 sq mi) and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines 45 km 2 (17 sq mi), which are a chain of smaller islands stretching south from Saint Vincent to Grenada. There are 32 islands and cays that make up St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Nine ...
The country consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, a chain of small islands stretching south from Saint Vincent to Grenada. Its total land area is 390 km 2 of which 342.7 km 2 is the main island of Saint Vincent. The country's capital is at Kingstown on Saint Vincent.
Name Coordinates Parish Island Adelphi: 2]: Charlotte: Saint Vincent: Arnos Vale: 3]: Saint George: Saint Vincent: Ashton: 4]: Grenadines: Union Island: Barrouallie ...