Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea, is the largest island of the Grenadines, an archipelago in the Windward Islands chain. The island is 13 sq miles (34 kmē), and a dependency of Grenada. The main settlements on the island are Hillsborough, L'Esterre, Harvey Vale, and Windward. The neighbouring island of Petite Martinique is 2 1/2 miles away from Carriacou, and also a part of Grenada. With its 586 acres (2.4 kmē), it is small in comparison to Carriacou. The residents of this island live by boat-building, fishing and seafaring. http://travelsguide.com/directory/caribbean-west-indies/grenada/carriacou-and-petite-martinique/