Landmark· Semple Cay (Bequia)· Windward Islands
Semple Cay Whaling Station
12° 59.1′ N · 61° 14.3′ W · approximate
The tiny cay off Friendship Bay where Bequia's whalers now land and process any humpback taken under the IWC aboriginal quota.
Practical
Position is the OpenStreetMap 'Semples Cay' islet (approx). Processing moved here from Petit Nevis when whaling stopped there in 2006 (Wikipedia, Petit Nevis). Visible from the Friendship Bay anchorage; landing is not a tourist activity. See the Bequia whaling season entry.
Best for
Context for the whaling story seen from Friendship Bay
Nearby
- Bequia Indigenous Whaling Season0.3 NM away
- Friendship Bay Anchorage0.3 NM away
- Bequia Beach Hotel and The Sand Bar (Friendship Bay)0.4 NM away
- St Hilaire Point Viewpoint0.4 NM away
- Bequia Heritage Museum (Whaling and Boat Museum)0.6 NM away
- Dawn's Café (Lower Bay)0.8 NM away
- Fernando's Hideaway (Lower Bay)0.8 NM away
- De Reef (Lower Bay)0.9 NM away