Quatre

Quatre

Native name: Isle à Quatre
View S-W from Bequia island. Isle Quatre is on the horizon in the left side of the picture.
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Geography
Location	Caribbean
Coordinates	12°57′15.4″N 61°15′09.5″W / 12.954278°N 61.252639°W / 12.954278; -61.252639 (Quatre)
Archipelago	Grenadines
Area	1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Highest elevation	146 m (479 ft)
Administration
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
Private island Isle Quatre Marine Reserve / Marine Conservation Area IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) Interactive map of Isle Quatre Marine Reserve / Marine Conservation Area Area 332.3 km2 (128.3 sq mi) Established 1987 Website Isle Quatre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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.

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).

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.

For more than a hundred years, the island has been owned by the Mitchell family, a lineage which includes Sir James Mitchell.

Ecology

References

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