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in the southwestern part; next in importance comes Georgetown, 
on the windward coast near the Soufri&re. The other towns are 
Chateaubelair, near the base of the Soufri&re on the leeward coast, 
Barrouallie, about halfway between Chateaubelair and Kingstown, 
Layou, between Kingstown and Barrouallie, and Calliaqua, three 
miles southeast of Kingstown. The rainfall is roughly 100 inches, 
but varies greatly in different parts of the island, being considerably 
more in the mountains. 
The Grenadines .— The island of Bequia, the largest of the Grena¬ 
dines except Carriacou, and the most northerly of the group, lies 
about 9 miles south of St. Vincent. It is of irregular shape, long 
and narrow, running from northeast to southwest. It is about 6 
miles in length, with an area of 6 square miles and a population of 
about 2000. Near the southwestern end is the town, situated on a 
fine natural harbor, Admiralty Bay. A large part of this island is 
low and almost Oat, or gently rolling, and presents a strong contrast 
to St. Vincent, but there is some rugged land toward the northwest, 
where the island ends abruptly in a tall cliff known as Bequia Head. 
There are some moderate elevations behind the town toward the 
windward coast. There are no swamps on the island, but small 
patches of mangroves are found along the beaches on the windward 
coast, especially on the seafront of the Spring estate. There are 
also many mancliioneel trees along these beaches. The island is 
now largely given up to pastures in the flatter districts, the beauti¬ 
ful Spring estate with Industry just beyond and Union near the 
town being the most extensive of these. The hilly parts of the 
island are covered mostly by woods, which, however, are not so 
luxuriant as are those on St. Vincent, since the rainfall is only 
about half as much. There are no ponds nor streams on the island. 
Off the shores of Bequia are a number of small keys, the majority 
of them thickly covered with scrubby vegetation. The most impor¬ 
tant of these are Petit Nevis and Isle a Quatre to the southward, 
and Western Key, just south of the entrance to the harbor. 
P&re Labat ( 1722 , p. 220) states that in his time Bequia contained 
dangerous snakes, and was for that reason known as “Petit Marti¬ 
nique,” though, as he says, it might just as well have been called 
“ Petite Sainte-Lucie.” 
Battowia, about 9 miles southeast of Bequia, is little more than a 
large rock, thickly covered with stunted vegetation. The sides are 
