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Tobago Cays

island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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The Tobago Cays are a group of small islands located east of Mayreau, which is part of the Grenadine Islands. These islands are administratively part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Tobago Cays have been designated as a wildlife reserve. The Grenadines, in general, are a chain of islands stretching from Saint Vincent to Grenada, with the northern islands belonging to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the southern islands to Grenada. While some of the Grenadines were historically plantation areas, today they are lightly cultivated, with Sea Island cotton being a main product on Carriacou. In recent decades, resorts and yachting marinas have been developed on several of these islands.12

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