Lesser Antilles

**Lesser Antilles**
	island arc in the Caribbean Sea
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Instance of	archipelago;
Location	Caribbean Sea; Caribbean; Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Venezuela; Dominica; Grenada; Netherlands; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; France; Anguilla; British Virgin Islands; United States Virgin Islands; Montserrat; Puerto Rico;
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean;
Has part(s)	Guadeloupe; Trinidad and Tobago; Grenada; Barbados; Dominica; Antigua and Barbuda; Saint Martin; Sint Eustatius; Saba; Saint Lucia; Montserrat; Saint Barthélemy; Anguilla; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Isla Aves; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Bonaire; Klein Bonaire; Curaçao; Klein Curaçao; …;
Area	14,364 km²;
Elevation above sea level	1,467 m;
	14° 00′ 00″ N, 61° 00′ 00″ W
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	Q93259; VIAF ID: 245630258; GND ID: 4031051-6; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85005688; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 153779271; IdRef ID: 027375420; NL CR AUT ID: ge129948; HDS ID: 016573; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10036845; BabelNet ID: 00016069n; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007295534805171; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 11945982
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<nowiki>Antillas Menores; Litlu-Antillaeyjar; Antillen Kecil; Малки Антили; Tiotes Antilles; انٹیلیز اصغر; انٹیلیز اصغر; Antilia Kely; Malé Antily; Малі Антильські острови; Antilles Cut; 小安地列斯群島; Antîlên Biçûk; Kleine Antillen; 소앤틸리스 제도; Smáu Antilloyggjar; Malgrandaj Antiloj; Antillen Cilik; Antias Menor; Ijules dl Caribe; Пичи Антильской шормуӵъёс; Mali Antili; Małe Antile; Małe Antile; Tiểu Antilles; მორჩილი ანტილიშ კოკეფი; Klein Antille; Мали Антили; 小安的列斯群岛; Kleng Antillen; Sió Antilles Kûn-tó; Små Antiller; Kiçik Antil adaları; Petites Antilles; 小安的列斯群岛; 小安地列斯群島; Lesser Antilles; جزر الأنتيل الصغرى; Antilhez Bihanañ; Mali Antili; Мали Антили; 小安地列斯群島; Kis-Antillák; Pequenas Antilhas; Mali Antili; Antilla Txikiak; Μικρές Αντίλλες; Antilles Menores; Petites Antilles; Na Mion-Aintillí; Antilles Lleiaf; Antil Piscininn; Малыя Антыльскія астравы; Мали Антили; 小安的列斯群岛; Lytse Antillen; მცირე ანტილის კუნძულები; 小アンティル諸島; Փոքր Անտիլյան կղզիներ; Małe Antyle; جزر الانتيل الصغرى; Antilles Kecil; האנטילים הקטנים; Antillae Minores; 小安的列斯群岛; लेसर एंटीलेस; 小安的列斯群岛; Pienet-Antillit; Letj Antilen; Изи Антил ошмаотывлӓ; เลสเซอร์แอนทิลลีส; சிறிய அண்டிலிசு; Piccole Antille; Små Antillerna; Väikesed Antillid; Ti Zantiy; Малыя Антыльскія астравы; Antilhas pichonas; Küçük Antiller; Små Antiller; Kleine Antillen; Малые Антильские острова; Malé Antily; Mali Antili; آنتیل کوچک; Mazās Antiļu salas; Antîlên Biçûk; Mažieji Antilai; Mali Antili; Antillas Menores; Lesser Antilles; Séu Antilles Khiùn-tó; Lesser Antilles; Antili Ndogo; Lesser Antilles; Kleine Antillen; Antilele Mici; 小安地列斯群島; Nâung Antilles Gùng-dō̤; Litje Antillen; Antillas Menores; Antilê Qıckeki; Picenine Antiłe; ئانتیلێن بچووک; archipiélago del mar Caribe; archipel de petites îles des Caraïbes; астравы Карыбскага мора; острова Карибского моря; Inselgruppe in der Karibik; parte das Antilhas; stua oileán sa Mhuir Chairib; مجموعه‌ای از جزیره‌ها در جنوب‌شرق دریای کارائیب; Karayip denizindeki Batı Hint Adalarını oluşturan adalar topluluğu parçası; ögrupp i Antillerna i Karibiska havet; தென்கிழக்குக் கரீபியனிலுள்ள தீவுக்கூட்டம்; øygruppe i Karibien; Inselketten an der ëstlecher Karibik; 島群; busur pulau di Laut Karibia; island arc in the Caribbean Sea; saariryhmä Karibialla; grupo de illas no Mar Caribe; مجموعة من الجزر تقع في البحر الكاريبي والمحيط الأطلسي; souostroví v Karibském moři; archiepelago di isla chiki den lama Karibe; Pequeñas Antillas; Pequenas Antillas; Antilhas Menores; Na hAintillí Beaga; Mazās Antiļas; 小安地列斯群島; 加勒比群岛; De små antiller; Mažosios Antilų salos; Mažųjų Antilų salynas; 小アンチル諸島; Inizi Karib; Caribbees; Lesser Antilles; หมู่เกาะเลสเซอร์แอนทิลลิส; Archipelag Małych Antyli; Малките Антилски острови; Малки Антилски острови; Малките Антили; Pequenas Antillas; Öarna över vinden; Öarna under vinden; Vindöarna; "Mindre antillerna"; Leewardöarna; Antilles nhỏ; Antîlên biçûk; 소앤틸리스제도; 소안틸레스 제도; Caribbees; Small Antilles; the Lesser Antilles; the Small Antilles; انتیل کوچک; Μικρές Αντίλες; சிறிய அண்டிலுசு</nowiki>

location within the Caribbean
southern tip of Dominica
Los Roques archipelago, Federal Dependencies of Venezuela in the Leeward Antilles
Pigeon Point, Trinidad and Tobago
Trunk Bay, United States Virgin Islands

Islands[edit]

The main Lesser Antilles are (from north to south to west):

Leeward Islands[edit]

Anguilla (UK)
Saint Martin (Fr.) / Sint Maarten (Neth.)
Saint Barthélemy (Fr.)
Saba (Neth.)
Sint Eustatius (Neth.)
Saint Kitts (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Nevis (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Barbuda (Antigua and Barbuda)
Antigua (Antigua and Barbuda)
- Redonda (Antigua and Barbuda) uninhabited
Montserrat (UK)
Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre (often combined as Guadeloupe) (Fr.)
- La Désirade (Guadeloupe dependency) (Fr.)
- Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe dependency) (Fr.)
- Îles des Saintes archipelago (Guadeloupe dependency) (Fr.)

Windward Islands[edit]

Dominica (Commonwealth)
Martinique (Fr.)
Saint Lucia (St. Lucia)
Barbados (Barbados is a Continental island found 100 miles (160 km) east of the Windward chain)^[1]^[2]^[3]
Saint Vincent (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Grenadines (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Carriacou and Petite Martinique (Grenada)
Grenada (Grenada)
Trinidad and Tobago(Sometimes considered part of the Windward Islands. They are the most southern islands of the Caribbean region. See Islands of Trinidad and Tobago.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Leeward Antilles[edit]

Islands north of the Venezuelan coast (from west to east):

Aruba (Neth.)
Curaçao (Neth.)
Bonaire (Neth.)
Federal Dependencies of Venezuela (Ven.)
Nueva Esparta (Ven.)

↑ Windward Islands | islands, West Indies (in en). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. The Scotland District of Barbados (in en). UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
↑ The Windward Islands and Barbados. countrystudies.us. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named MW
↑ Cohen, Saul B., ed. "West Indies" Archived August 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Archived August 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine New York: Columbia University Press – Bartleby. Accessed: September 19, 2006
↑ ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 287, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VII, OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION BETWEEN: BARBADOS – AND – THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Archived December 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – The Hague, April 11, 2006 (Pages 15–16)

[1] Windward Islands | islands, West Indies (in en). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.

[2] Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. The Scotland District of Barbados (in en). UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.

[3] The Windward Islands and Barbados. countrystudies.us. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.

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[5] Cohen, Saul B., ed. "West Indies" Archived August 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. Archived August 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine New York: Columbia University Press – Bartleby. Accessed: September 19, 2006

[6] ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL CONSTITUTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 287, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX VII, OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION BETWEEN: BARBADOS – AND – THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Archived December 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine – The Hague, April 11, 2006 (Pages 15–16)

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