Vigie Beach

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Vigie Beach
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Vigie Beach
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Coordinates: 14°01′29″N60°59′05″W / 14.0247°N 60.9847°W / 14.0247; -60.9847
Location2 km north of Castries District, Saint Lucia
GeologyWhite sand
DesignationProtected
Nearby Locations George F. L. Charles Airport, Vigie Lighthouse, Vigie Point, Vigie village
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Vigie Beach in Castries District, Saint Lucia

Vigie Beach is located 2 km north of Castries District, Saint Lucia, running parallel and immediately adjacent to the George F. L. Charles Airport. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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It is a protected white sand beach. Immediately opposite the airport departure lounge are a few small food kiosks.[ citation needed ]

The following locations are nearby: [1]

History

Vigie Beach has been a historic "sea-bathing" destination for over 100 years; a 1927 British Colonial tour guide described it as "the famous Vigie Beach." [5] In the century between the start of organized tourism in the mid-19th century and the commercial availability of air conditioning in the 1950s, sea bathing was one of the few ways to cool off in hot weather. [6] In 1974, Fodor touted the Vigie Beach Hotel's air conditioning, along with the fishing, sand, and amenities. [7]

Vigie Field, now George F. L. Charles Airport, opened in 1941 directly to the south of the beach and across a road.[ citation needed ]

From 1960 through 1970, the "chronic sand mining" of Vigie Beach, to construct concrete, worsened the effects of hurricanes and made "coastal resources management development" more difficult. [8] Vigie Beach was so badly "effect[ed] by human interference" that "the bay was dredged in 1980 to rebuild the beach." [9]

In 2004, it became the location of a cable landing for the Atlantic Crossing system. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Vigie Beach". GeoNames. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth (2006). Caribbean For Dummies. Wiley ("for Dummies" imprint). p. 34. ISBN   9780471962519 . Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ Cameron, Sarah (2013). St Lucia, Dominica. Footprint (travel guides). p. 397. ISBN   9781909268319 . Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ Coffman, Linda (2007). The Complete Guide to Caribbean Cruises, 2nd Edition. Fodors travel publications. p. 609. ISBN   9781400018529 . Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ Aspinall, Algernon Edward (1927). The Pocket Guide to the West Indies, British Guiana, British Honduras, Bermuda, the Spainish Main, Surinam, and the Panama Canal. Sifton, Praed & Company, Limited. pp. 172–173. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ See, generally, Robert Caro (1974). The Power Broker . Knopf. ISBN   0-394-72024-5., Chauncey, George (1994). Gay New York . Basic Books. ISBN   9780786723355., and Siry, Joseph M. (2021). Air-Conditioning in Modern American Architecture, 1890–1970. Penn State University Press. ISBN   9780271089256 . Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ Fodor's Guide to the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda. 1974. pp. 423, 425. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ Clarke, John R. (1985). Coastal Resources Management Development Case Studies. Research Planning Institute (Columbia, S.C.). pp. 244, 246, 276. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ St. Lucia: Country Environmental Profile, Caribbean Conservation Association, 1991, pp. 154, 239, 310, retrieved February 1, 2026
  10. ↑ Actions taken under Cable License Act. FCC. pp. 447–478. Retrieved February 1, 2026.


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