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Supposedly the smallest island in the Caribbean, Mopion is more of a cay (a low inlet mainly composed of coral or sand) and its size depends on the tides, but its iconic umbrella is never quite submerged.
The very first name of Mopion seems to have been Morpion, with an R, “morpion” being the French word for “pubic louse,” but as locals in the Caribbean seems to have difficulties pronouncing the R, it became Mopion. Mopion is part of the Saint Vincent and The Grenadines island chain and is considered by many to be a sort of geographical mascot for the whole area, and its easy to see why. At just 30 meters long or so depending on the tides of pure sandy beach, and surrounded by a lovely underwater reef, Mopion is a quiet gem in the middle of turquoise waters. The small sandbar is so low that a thatch umbrella was built on it for the sailors to spot from a distance to avoid dashing their vessels on the reef. The straw parasol is also the only protection against the sun for anyone marooned, intentionally or otherwise on the idyllic little piece of land. Visitors are also known to leave their mark carved into the trunk of the umbrella.
Though the small stretch of sand is a pretty dreamy little beach for those that can reach it, there is another sandbar in eyeshot that is unvisited, and for that matter unnamed, as it is said to be where all of the local tourist restaurants in the area dump their garbage, resulting in a large amount of sharks in the surrounding waters, although this unconfirmed.
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