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Ins & Outs of SVG 2017 Edition

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North Point

Point Lookout

Honor Bay The Cotton House Hotel Mustique Watersports Endevour Bay The Cotton House Spa Plantain Bay

Lovell Village P Fishermen’s Village/Fish Market

Basil’s Bar & Boutique

Ramier Bay L‘Ansecoy Bay Bird Sanctuary Airport

Rutland Bay

Brooks Rock

School Library Tennis Courts

The Mustique Company Mustique Equestrian Centre Lime Kiln Bay

Jetty

Marconi Bay

Firefly Britannia Bay

Simplicity Bay

Old Plantation Pasture Bay

Lagoon

FastFacts Located in the southern Caribbean Sea, forming part

Rabbit Island

Lagoon Bay

Black Sand Bay

Gelliceaux Bay

of the Windward Islands, St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Wilks Rocks

Deep Bay

Mustique

Obsidian Bay

comprises 32 islands and cays extending 72 km (45 miles) to the southwest like a kite’s tail. Young Island,

Point Jupiter Hyambook Bay

Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Mayreau, The Tobago

Point Moody

Mahaul Bay

Corbec Bay

Cays Marine Park, Union Island, Palm Island and Petit

Dry Point Mount Royal Cloey Hole Trump International Billy Hole Golf Club at Raffles Resort

L‘Ance Guyac Bay

Little Bay Whaling Bay Ramean Bay Cato Bay

St. Vincent are the main islands.

The Grenadine Estate Point de Jour

St. Vincent is located at Latitude 13° 15’ N, Longitude

Road

Quarry Point Canouan Resort Godahl Bay Point Siz Windward Bay Grand Cois

East

Coast

Charlestown Charles Bay Bay Ocean View Inn Grand Bay Tamarind Beach Hotel & Yacht Club Glossy North Glossy Bay Bachelor’s Hill Hall Bay Taffia Bay Nen’s Bay Riley Bay Charlestown South Glossy Bay Lukee Point Canouan Airport Jim Barbruce Bay Taffia Frie Hill nds Hill Friendship Point L‘Islot hip Bay Canouan Baleine

61° 12’ W and situated 160 km (100 miles) west of Barbados, 120 km (75 miles) north of Grenada and 40 km (24 miles) south of St. Lucia. St. Vincent, the

Canouan

largest of the islands comprising the nation, covers roughly 390 sq. km (150 sq. miles). The population is approximately 100,747. About

Union Island

25% of the labour force works in agriculture, 10% in Bloody Head

industry and over 50% in services, based mostly on a

Bloody Bay Mount Olympus ∆640ft

Ruin

Jetty Mount Taboi

Fort Irene

Jetty

Ashton Harbour

Frigate Island Queensbury Point

Ruin

Ashton

∆1,000ft

Miss Irene Point

Ruin Ruin

Ruin Ruin

Mount Cambell ∆790ft

Belmont Bay Big Sands

Ruin

Chatham Bay

growing tourism industry.

David’s Beach Hotel

Richmond Bay

Jetty Jetty Jetty

Fort Hill Ruin ∆400ft Jetty

Clifton Market Jetty

Point Lookout Airport

Jetty Jetty

Clifton Harbour

Coast Guard Station

Petit Bay Clifton Beach Hotel Marine View Hotel/Apts. Kings Landing

Agricultural produce includes bananas and

Green Island Newlands Reef

Happy Island

Anchorage Yacht Club Bougainvilla Hotel J.T. Pro Center Wind & Sea Sailing Charters SVG Tourism Bureau Lambie’s Guest House

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plantains, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices, citrus and mangos; a small number of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats are reared; and there is a small fishing sector. Industries include food processing, blockmaking, furniture, clothing and starch.

Fast Facts

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