Back كانوان ARZ Kanuan adası Azerbaijani Кануан Byelorussian Canouan Island CEB Canouan German Κανουάν Greek Canouan Spanish Canouan Finnish Canouan French Canouan Galician
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 Location of Canouan | |||||||||||
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| Location | Caribbean Sea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°43′N 61°20′W / 12.717°N 61.333°W | ||||||||||
| Archipelago | Grenadines | ||||||||||
| Total islands | 1 | ||||||||||
| Area | 2.93 sq mi (7.6 km2) | ||||||||||
| Highest elevation | 877 ft (267.3 m) | ||||||||||
| Highest point | Mount Royal | ||||||||||
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| Demographics | |||||||||||
| Population | 1700 (2012) | ||||||||||
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Canouan (/ˈkænuæn/) is an island in the Grenadines. It is a small island, measuring only 5.6 by 2 km (3.5 by 1.2 mi) and has a surface of 7.6 km2. It lies approximately 40 km (25 mi) south of the island of St. Vincent. The population is about 1,700.[1]
A barrier reef runs along the Atlantic side of the island. The highest point on the island is Mount Royal. Two bays, Glossy and Friendship, are located on the southern side of the island.
- ^ "St Vincent and the Grenadines, Population and Housing Census Preliminary Report 2012". The Census Office, SVG Government. Retrieved 31 December 2015.