The Grenadines

The Grenadines are a chain of small islands and cays stretching between Saint Vincent and Grenada. Volcanic islands and reefs divide the surrounding waters into channels and sheltered bays. Indigenous settlement sites testify to a long history before European colonisation. After the defeat of resistance on Saint Vincent in the 1790s, Garifuna prisoners were held on islands of the Grenadines before their deportation to Central America.