Quatre is one of the
Grenadines islands which lie between the Caribbean islands of
Saint Vincent and
Grenada
Grenada is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about north of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and the So ...
. It is part of the nation of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
On March 30, 2024, American YouTuber
MrBeast released a video on his channel titled ''7 Days Stranded On An Island'', where he and his friends lived on the island for seven days.
Geography
Quatre island lies southwest of
Petit Nevis Island, and south of the larger island
Bequia and north of
Canouan. About away, to the southeast is popular with tourists island
Mustique. It has an area of , a length of , and a width of . The highest point reaches above sea level, and the average height is .
History
Until the end of
Seven Years' War
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Quatre island was French colony, along with the other islands of this region. In 1763 they all were ceded to England.
For more than a hundred years, the island has been owned by the Mitchell family, former captains who will continue to keep a part of the island for themselves after sale of big part of island for resort development.
Ecology
Flora
There are cactuses and a few deciduous, tropical trees located in the central forest of the island, along with some specimens of the
manchineel tree, 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.
References
Islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Windward Islands
Private islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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