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'{{Refimprove|date=June 2009}} {{Infobox islands | name = Canouan | native_name = <!-- or |local_name= --> | native_name_link = | native_name_lang = | sobriquet = <!-- or |nickname= --> | image_name = LocationCanouan.PNG | image_size = | image_caption = Location of Canouan | image_alt = Location of Canouan | map_alt = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#Lesser Antilles#Caribbean | pushpin_label = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|12|43|N|61|20|W|region:VC_type:isle|display=inline,title}} | etymology = | location = [[Caribbean Sea]] | grid_reference = <!-- UK only --> | archipelago = | waterbody = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_sqmi = 2.93 | area_footnotes = | rank = | length_mi = <!-- or |length_ft= --> | length_footnotes = | width_mi = <!-- or |width_ft= --> | width_footnotes = | coastline_mi = <!-- or |coastline_ft= --> | coastline_footnotes = | elevation_ft = | elevation_footnotes = | highest_mount = | country = {{VCT}} | country_admin_divisions_title = | country_admin_divisions = | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = | country_admin_divisions_1 = | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_capital_type = | country_capital = | country_largest_city_type = | country_largest_city = | country_capital_and_largest_city = | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | country_area_sqmi = <!-- or |country_area_sqft= or |country_area_acre= --> | country1 = | country1_admin_divisions_title = | country1_admin_divisions = | country1_admin_divisions_title_1 = | country1_admin_divisions_1 = | country1_capital_type = | country1_capital = | country1_largest_city_type = | country1_largest_city = | country1_capital_and_largest_city = | country1_largest_city_population = | country1_leader_title = | country1_leader_name = | country1_area_sqmi = <!-- or |country1_area_sqft= or |country1_area_acre= --> | demonym = | population = 1700 | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_rank = | population_rank_max = | density_sqmi = | density_rank = | density_footnotes = | ethnic_groups = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | website = | additional_info = {{Infobox protected area | name = Canouan in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | alt_name = | iucn_category = IV | photo = | photo_caption = | map = | relief = 1 | map_caption = | location = | nearest_city = | coordinates = | coords_ref = | area_acre = | area_km2 =1250.7 | area_ref = | authorized = | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = | website = [https://www.protectedplanet.net/canouan-marine-reserve Canouan in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines] }} | footnotes = }} '''Canouan''' (pronounced "can - ah - wan") is an island in the [[Grenadines]] belonging to [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]. It is a small island, measuring only 3.5 miles (5.6&nbsp;km) by 1.25 miles (2&nbsp;km) and has a surface of 7.6 km². It lies approximately 25 miles (40&nbsp;km) south of the island of [[Saint Vincent (Antilles)|St. Vincent]]. The population is about 1,700.<ref>{{cite web|title=St Vincent and the Grenadines, Population and Housing Census Preliminary Report 2012|url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_-rZ48NySpgNUIya2pfVk5lR1U|publisher=The Census Office, SVG Government|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref> A [[Coral reef|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. ==History== Some time prior to 200 B.C. a cultivated tribe called the [[Arawak peoples|Arawak]]s reached the island using dug-out canoes. These new residents brought plants, animals, and basic farming and fishing skills with them. They lived there for 1,500 years until the [[Island Caribs|Caribs]] invaded the island.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} More than 200 years after [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]] laid eyes on St. Vincent, the Europeans established a kind of permanent settlement. Its mountainous and heavily forested geography allowed the Caribs to defend against [[Europe]]an settlement here longer than on almost any other island in the Caribbean. After the Caribs were defeated on other islands they joined [[slavery|slaves]] who had escaped repression on [[Barbados]] by following the current and trade winds westward to St. Vincent, as well as those who had survived shipwrecks near St. Vincent and Bequia. The mixed descendants of the island warriors and the freed Africans, who became known as the [[Black Carib]]s, had a common distrust and disgust for the Europeans, and proved to be a fearsome foe. The Caribs feared complete domination so they allowed the French to construct a settlement on the island in 1719. The French brought slaves to work their plantations. By 1748, the [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle]] officially declared St. Vincent and its surrounding islands to be a neutral island, controlled by neither Britain nor France. The two countries continued to contest control of the islands, however, until they were definitively ceded to the British in 1814. In 1951 universal adult [[suffrage]] was introduced in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<ref>Gonsalves (1994), p. 74.</ref> and in 1979, it became an independent state within the [[British Commonwealth]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.canouan.com/history.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011062048/http://www.canouan.com/history.asp |archive-date=2015-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with a democratic government based on the British system. Since December 15th 2020<ref>https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/61840/out-now-the-cayo-perico-heist</ref>, the infamous [[drug lord]], El Rubio, has been residing in Canouan island. His presence on the island has garnered a lot of attraction from tourists. He regularly organizes beach parties along the west coast. There has been substantial evidence to suggest El Rubio has been using his beach parties as a front for his drug businesses. There have been considerable attempts from tourists to infiltrate his mansion, located north of the island, and steal his prized belongings. It is rumoured that he owns valuable paintings from renowned artists. ==Climate== The average daytime temperatures range from {{convert|24|to|30|C|F}}. The driest season is from December to May. The coolest months are between November and February.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.canouanisland.com/canouanislandinformation.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219170725/http://www.canouanisland.com/canouanislandinformation.html |archive-date=2012-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Resort development== In the early 1990s the Canouan Resorts Development company was formed and secured lease for areas of the island to build two hotels - the former [[Raffles Hotels & Resorts|Raffles Resort]] site and Tamarind Beach Hotel site. At this point the building arm of the company built roads throughout Canouan (previously only dirt tracks), installed electricity to the island and residents houses and provided desalinated water for the first time. Prior to that, fresh water was brought by boat from St. Vincent on a regular basis. Locals not employed by the resort were forbidden admittance to the property as it was private property, although the beaches remained open for public use. It was announced that the resort would revert from Raffles/[[Fairmont Resorts]] back to Carenage Bay Resort on May 20, 2010.<ref>http://www.travelagentcentral.com/beach-resorts/canouan-island-resort-change-management-21159</ref> The property then became Pink Sands Club which opened in 2016. In 2018 the newer section of the property became managed by [[Mandarin Oriental]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewerner/2018/03/30/you-may-not-know-this-caribbean-island-but-you-should/#113f564a56f6 |title=You May Not Know This Caribbean Island But You Should |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=March 30, 2018 |accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref> The original villas and suites now make up Canouan Estate Resort & Villas. Located on the 1200-acre estate Canouan Estate Resort & Villas include a collection of luxury suites and villas. Amenities includes 4 beaches, 4 restaurants and bars, a Jim Fazio designed 18-hole golf course, non-motorized water sports, fitness center, hiking, complimentary kids club, snorkeling, diving, boating and fishing, the resort is open year-round. ==Education== There are 2 schools on Canouan - the Government Primary school and the independent Pelican School which is an accredited Cambridge International School. There is also an official Canouan Pre-school located close to the primary school. ==Transport== [[File:Plane Landing at Canouan.jpg|thumb|250px|Plane Landing at Canouan.]] In 2008, the runway at [[Canouan Airport]] was lengthened to almost 6,000 feet to accommodate larger aircraft. It is now the jet port for the Grenadines. Scheduled ferries link Canouan to St. Vincent, [[Union Island]] and [[Mayreau]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discoversvg.com/index.php/en/gettinghere/225 |title=Canouan, Mayreau & Union Island Ferry Schedule |publisher=SVG Tourism Authority}}</ref> ==Notable people== * [[Adonal Foyle]], National Basketball Association player and political activist * [[Sir John Compton]], Prime Minister of St. Lucia * El Rubio, Drug Lord ==Footnotes== {{Reflist|30em}} ==References== * Gonsalves, Ralph E. ''History and the Future: A Caribbean Perspective.'' Quik-Print, Kingstown, St. Vincent, January 1994. * Berkmoes, Ryan, Ver and Raub, Kevin (2011). ''Caribbean Islands'', 6th Edition. Lonely Planet. {{ISBN|978-1-74179-454-0}}. ==External links== * http://www.canouan-island.com [[Category:Islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] [[Category:Windward Islands]]'