Canouan lies approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of St. Vincent which, from 1871 to 1969, was part of the British colony of the Windward Islands.
Canouan atópase aproximadamente a 25 millas ao sur de San Vicente que, desde 1871 a 1969, foi parte da colonia británica das Illas de Barlovento (colony of the Windward Islands.)