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Welcome to St Vincent on the Paradise
Islands website. St
Vincent and the
Grenadines are part of
the Windward Caribbean
islands group and St
Vincent lies just over
100 miles south west of
Barbados and just
south of
St Lucia. Saint
Vincent is a mountainous
volcanic island 18 miles
long and 11 miles wide.
The interior of the
island is rugged with
lush jungle and
vegetation; the island
is dominated by La
Soufriere, an active
volcano in the north
(see also Soufriere
Montserrat Volcano
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Wallilabou Bay |
Calabash
Tree |
Basils Bar |
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Petit Bateau |
Mustique Beach |
Petit Rameau |
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Britannia Bay |
Petit Tabac |
Squirrel
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Jamesby Island |
Marine Park |
"Port Royal" |
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La
Soufriere volcano is
4,000 feet above sea
level at it's crater and
has erupted twice in
recent times; the most
serious eruption in 1902
killed 2,000 people and
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Carib Indians
prevented St
Vincent from
being settled
until 18th
Century.
Ownership of
Saint Vincent
passed between
the British and
French and then
back to the
British in 1763.
St Vincent and
the
grenadines
gained full
independence
from Britain in
1979.
Today the island
is a popular
tourist
destination,
particularly
with sailors who
come in vast
numbers to
explore the
grenadine
islands. The
most well known
is Mustique for
it's famous
residents and
opulent private
villas. |
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St Vincent can
be reached from
Europe and North
America via
local connecting
flights in
Barbados,
Grenada, St
Lucia and
Trinidad. |
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Travel, holiday, vacation and photograph
guide to St Vincent and the Caribbean. All text and images are Copyright
Paradise Islands
org 2007. All photographs on this website are obtained with
the permission of the owners and come from various sources
including the islands tourist boards. Some of our own images
maybe reproduced with permission - please see notes
attached to each image to avoid any copyright penalty.
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