Saint Vincent is a volcanic
island in the
Caribbean, part of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, north of
Trinidad and
Tobago. It was disputed territory between
France and the
United Kingdom in the 18th century, but was ceded to the UK in 1783. It gained independence as late as 1979.
Kingstown (population 19,300) is the chief port of the island.
Missing imageKingstown,_St._Vincent,_1890s.jpg Kingstown, St. Vincent, 1890s
The highest mountain is the active volcano Soufrière, 1,234m (4,048 ft) high which erupted violently in 1821 and 1902. The latter eruption killed 1,680 people.
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