- The underdeveloped Caribbean island of Anegada has the fourth largest barrier reef in the world.
- Legend has it that pirates once hid in Anegada’s reef.
- It is reported that Anegada’s reef has claimed the life of over 300 ships.
- Anegada means “drowned land.”
- The highest point on Anegada is less than 28 feet above sea level.
- The national park on the island of Dominica is home to the twin waterfalls of Trafalga Falls.
- Trafalga Falls allows swimmers both cool and hot water bathing because there is a natural hot spring at the base of one of the falls.
- The Caribe Indians named the Grenadines “The Islands in the Clouds.”
- The native whale hunters of Bequia in the Grenadines are permitted to catch up to four humpback whales a year with hand-held harpoons launched from open sailing boats.
- The privately-owned, 1,400-acre island of Mustique is a playground for many celebrities. The controlled development plan includes 100 private residences and 72 villas available for weekly rental.
- The first Amerindians arrived at Anguilla four thousand years ago, and many other groups have since called the island home. The Arawak people believed that all mankind originated from two sacred caverns – now known as Big Springs at Island Harbour, and The Fountain at Shoal Bay.