Grenadines

Grenadines, also Grenadine Islands, group of about 600 small islands, part of the Caribbean Sea. Islands of the northern Grenadines include Bequia, Canouan, Mustique, Mayreau, and Union, all part of the independent country of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Carriacou, part of the independent country of Grenada, is in the south. Among the few economic activities on the Grenadines are the production of cotton on Carriacou and the growing of citrus fruit. The islands became British dependencies in the 18th century.