Quatre
Island in Grenadines Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Quatre is one of the Grenadines islands which lies between the Caribbean islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada. It is part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Native name: Isle à Quatre | |||||||||||||
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View S-W from Bequia island. Isle Quatre is on the horizon in the left side of the picture. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Caribbean | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°57′15.4″N 61°15′09.5″W | ||||||||||||
| Archipelago | Grenadines | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Highest elevation | 146 m (479 ft) | ||||||||||||
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Private island[1]
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Geography
Quatre island lies southwest of Petit Nevis Island, south of the larger island Bequia,and north of Canouan. About 8 km (5.0 mi) to the southeast is the private island of Mustique. It has an area of 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi), a length of 3 km (1.9 mi), and a width of 250 to 950 m (820 to 3,120 ft). The highest point reaches 146 m (479 ft) above sea level, and the average height is 38 m (125 ft).[2][3][4]
History
The island, along with the other islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, was a French colony until it was ceded to the British Empire in the aftermath of the Seven Years' War, in 1763.[5]
For more than a hundred years, the island has been owned by the Mitchell family, a lineage which includes Sir James Mitchell.[6]
Ecology
Flora
There are cactuses and a few deciduous, tropical trees located in the central forest of the island, along with some manchineel trees, one of the deadliest plants in the world. The island was formerly home to pink manjack trees, which were used for shipbuilding.
Fauna
Chickens, goats, and some biting insects are known to inhabit the island.
