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Mar 31 2010

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has its history tied with England, being one of the British colonies in the Caribbean. Today, however, they are now an independent nation and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Located in the Lesser Antilles, it is composed of the island of Saint Vincent, and two-thirds of the Grenadine group of islands.

Among the 600 islands, these are the Grenadine islands under Saint Vincent:

  • Bequia
  • Petite Nevis
  • Quatre
  • Bettowia
  • Baliceaux
  • Mustique
  • Petite Mustique
  • Savan
  • Petite Canouan
  • Canouan
  • Mayreau
  • The Tobago Cays
  • Union Island
  • Petit Saint Vincent
  • Palm Island

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Mar 23 2010

Saint Martin

Posted by: admin in Caribbean, Saint Martin

The island of Saint Martin is the smallest island in the world that is divided into two seperate territories. The southern half of the island is part of the Windward islands of the Netherlands Antilles: Sint Maarten. The northern half of the island is an overseas territory of France: Collectivité de Saint-Martin. This entry is about the French half of the island.

This small island however, was first sighted by an Italian, who was and explorer for Spain: Christopher Columbus. It was said that he probably discovered the island on November 11, 1493, on the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours. In honor of the saint, Christopher Columbus named the island after him.
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