Battowia
Battowia or Bettowia is one of the Grenadine islands which lie between the Caribbean islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada.[2] [3] Politically, it is part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Native name: Battowia | |||||||||||
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Location | Caribbean | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°57′45″N 61°07′50″W | ||||||||||
Archipelago | Grenadines | ||||||||||
Highest elevation | 427 ft (130.1 m)[1] | ||||||||||
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Private island
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Battowia island is locally known as "Bird island" as it is a roosting and nesting site for a variety of seabirds, in particular larger birds such as frigatebirds, gulls and boobies and also brown pelican, brown noddy, sooty tern. As well as land birds such as the tropical mockingbird, eared dove, and the Antillean crested hummingbird.[4]
Among other inhabitants of the island are goats and rare Congo snake (Amphiuma) and Barbour's tropical racer (Mastigodryas bruesi).[5]
Battowia Island has been declared a Wildlife Reserve.[6]
- (in French) Battowia (St Vincent)
- Jacqui English Battowia – “Bird Island”
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