Petit St. Vincent

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Petit St. Vincent
Petit St. Vincent (view from Mopion)
Petit St. Vincent (view from Mopion)
Waters Caribbean Sea
Archipelago Grenadines
Geographical location 12 ° 32 '11 "  N , 61 ° 23' 1"  W Coordinates: 12 ° 32 '11 "  N , 61 ° 23' 1"  W.
Petit St. Vincent (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Petit St. Vincent
length 1.2 km
width 573 m
surface 46 ha
Highest elevation 82  m
Residents 80
174 inhabitants / km²
main place (Petite St. Vincent Resort)
Location from Petit St. Vincent (in the south) to other Grenadines
Location from Petit St. Vincent (in the south) to other Grenadines

The island of Petit St. Vincent (" Little St. Vincent ") is part of the Grenadines , a group of islands within the Lesser Antilles . The island belongs to the administrative district of the Grenadines in the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and is the southernmost island of this state.

Sandbar Mopion
Sandbar Mopion from above

In the south, the neighboring island of Petite Martinique , which already belongs to Grenada, is only 725 meters away .

The 46 hectare green island is characterized by three hills and three kilometers of beaches. Coral banks lie off the coast. The island once belonged to the Archbishop of Trinidad and is now privately owned, 80 people live here permanently. Tourism is the only industry in the form of the Petit Saint Vincent Resort . One kilometer northwest of the island is the Mopion sandbank . The mini-island, only equipped with a straw parasol, is part of the holiday resort and is used as a bathing beach.

A few kilometers north are the Tobago Cays , which are particularly popular with sailors .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) sueddeutsche.de@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.sueddeutsche.de
  2. ↑ http://www.psvresort.com/