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Welcome to Canouan on the Paradise
Islands website. Canouan
is part of St Vincent
and the Grenadines and
located roughly midway
between
Mustique in the
north and Union Island
to the south. The island
is approximately five
square miles and home to
around 1,500 residents.
The main settlement is
called Charlestown Bay
(also known as Grand
Bay) and the island's
anchorage for visiting
yachts and ferries. |
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Canouan was
until quite recently a sleepy back water
until the huge Raffles Resort opened in
2004. The resort takes over a substantial
portion of the island, complete with a
casino and golf course. Other hotels inc the
Tamarind Beach. |
Corbay is a
sheltered anchorage and a great place for
snorkeling and diving. Some great beaches
include Maho Bay in the north and Friendship
Bay to the south.
Canouan's airport was opened in 1998 and has
a quant partly thatched terminal building.
Regular flights around the Grenadines link
with Canouan as well as those arriving from
further away including the main island of St
Vincent, Barbados and
Puerto Rico. |
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Photo of
Canouan island in St
Vincent and the
Grenadines. Image shows
Friendship Bay with the
end of the airport
runway just visible
below the 470 foot high
Friendship Hill and the
little Dove Cay on the
far left of the
photograph. |
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Travel, holiday, vacation and cruise
guide to the Grenadines and the Caribbean. All text and images are
Copyright
Paradise Islands
org. All photographs on this website are obtained with
the permission of the owners and come from various sources
including the island's tourist boards. |
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Grenadines
Quick Facts
Capital
Kingstown
(St Vincent)
Main Airport
Argyle
International
Main Port
Kingstown
(St Vincent)
Language
English
Currency
Eastern
Caribbean
Dollar
Government
Independent
Island Size
5
Square Miles
Population
1,500
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