Frigate Island (Carriacou)

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Frigate Island
Waters Caribbean Sea
Archipelago Grenadines
Geographical location 12 ° 24 ′ 51 ″  N , 61 ° 28 ′ 39 ″  W Coordinates: 12 ° 24 ′ 51 ″  N , 61 ° 28 ′ 39 ″  W
Frigate Island (Carriacou) (Grenada)
Frigate Island (Carriacou)
surface 40 ha
Residents uninhabited

Frigate Island is an uninhabited island belonging to Grenada in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean between Grenada and St. Vincent to the north .

geography

The island belongs to the Carriacou archipelago . To the south of it is Large Island and a small unnamed rock. Only a narrow channel separates it from the neighboring islands of Saline Island , White Island and Mushroom Island as well as the Cassada Rocks . The island is characterized by a deep bay that extends from the north into the coastline. At the southern end, it rises to around 40  m .

Individual evidence

  1. geonames.org and gd.geoview.info .