Pieces of Eight

Grenadines

The Grenadines are a collection of over 600 islands, many of them very small, lying between St. Vincent and Grenada.

England acquired the islands in 1600, and despite frequent attempts, the French have been unable to remove them.

All the islands are volcanic in origin, and the soil has allowed extensive plantations to be built on the larger islands. Several of the smaller islands are used by whalers, but these are not permanent settlers.

Pirates have been known to use the smaller islands to careen their ships, though the risk of being spotted by an English warship on patrol is quite high.