943:
812:
1108:
848:
766:
1075:
1010:
997:
1063:
1038:
87:
979:
1051:
923:
574:
749:
425:
407:
1090:
890:
1023:
961:
788:
1157:
722:
In 1660, there were about 8,000 white settlers and approximately 2,000 African slaves in the
Leeward Islands. However, that ratio narrowed over succeeding years. In 1678, there were 10,408 white settlers and 8,449 black slaves. By 1708, there was a huge disparity between the number of white settlers,
1326:
The
Leeward Islands, a cluster of isles in the Caribbean under United States, British, Dutch and French flags, are strung out in a 400-mile‐long arc between Puerto Rico and Martinique. The group takes its name from the geographic fact that it is farther from the direct route of the rain‐carrying
1327:
northeasterly trade winds than the neighboring
Windward Islands. One of the islands, Dominica, is geographically part of the Leewards, but, since 1940, has been politically and administratively part of the British Windioard Islands.
2759:
2754:
1269:
The current convention that the
Leeward Islands (Sotavento) run from Guadeloupe to St. Croix records the Spanish practice of sailing to their leeward and may go back to the time of Columbus
726:
In 1816, the colony as a federation of islands was dissolved, and the individual islands were ruled individually. However, the colony of the
Leeward Islands was re-established in 1833.
471:, driven by the trade winds, would normally first encounter Dominica and Martinique, islands most to windward, in their west-northwesterly heading to the final destinations in the
2409:, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the
2845:
2032:
2960:
1458:
125:
1820:
3002:
2668:
715:
Although comparatively much smaller than the surrounding islands in the
Caribbean, the Leeward Islands posed the most significant rebellion to the British
2985:
2739:
3034:
1302:
2865:
2764:
2724:
3007:
2794:
3114:
2148:
2141:
537:
However, even in modern usage in languages other than
English, notably, Dutch, French, and Spanish, all of the Lesser Antilles from the
2912:
2442:
3041:
2855:
2734:
2559:
1506:
1339:
Sweeney, James L. (2007). "Caribs, Maroons, Jacobins, Brigands, and Sugar Barons: The Last Stand of the Black Caribs on St. Vincent"
2819:
2310:
1341:
734:
There are two countries and eleven territories in the
Leeward Islands. From the northwest to the southeast, the main islands are:
2890:
2729:
483:. This location, Dominica and Martinique, becomes the rough dividing line between the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands.
2576:
2895:
2501:
1849:
410:
2516:
3104:
2995:
2694:
1205:
487:
2542:
2201:
1185:
17:
3046:
2902:
2564:
2491:
1869:
709:
2880:
2850:
2708:
2511:
1289:
838:
823:
414:
31:
2379:
are not part of the volcanic
Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
3069:
2870:
2173:
1948:
1805:
1771:
35:
2885:
2804:
2749:
2699:
2663:
1928:
828:
586:
2975:
2744:
2435:
558:
3017:
2298:
1842:
1499:
1170:
797:
775:
2000:
1190:
910:
817:
656:'s second voyage; many of the islands' names originate from this period: Montserrat was named in honour of
418:
2875:
464:
3029:
2860:
2719:
2537:
2362:
2059:
1798:
1558:
1127:
932:
2704:
2569:
2428:
1541:
1210:
719:, though it was decidedly less severe in comparison to that of the mainland North American colonies.
657:
518:
and the islands to the south were designated as the
Windward Islands. Later on, all islands north of
301:
3109:
2933:
2919:
2833:
2714:
2460:
2180:
1546:
1492:
1237:
1200:
527:
395:
244:
53:
30:
This article is about the Caribbean island group. For the western islands of French Polynesia, see
2241:
2658:
2480:
2195:
2164:
1985:
1526:
1175:
699:
665:
391:
390:. Dominica was originally considered a part of the Leeward Islands, but was transferred from the
645:, who settled the island chains earlier in history, by warfare, extermination and assimilation.
2990:
2799:
2673:
2532:
2111:
1642:
1553:
1531:
853:
753:
669:
429:
594:
214:
2950:
2358:
2120:
1762:
1745:
1404:
Hilary Beckles, "The 'Hub of Empire': The Caribbean and Britain in the Seventeenth Century",
1117:
1002:
905:
271:
184:
180:
2127:
2970:
2590:
2486:
1907:
1831:
1588:
1479:
Digital Library of the Caribbean−dloc.org: "Antigua, Montserrat and Virgin Islands Gazette"
793:
771:
653:
634:
452:
448:
49:
463:, blow predominantly out of the northeast. Therefore, a sailing vessel departing from the
8:
2907:
2809:
2689:
2475:
2390:
2382:
1967:
1689:
1672:
1661:
1536:
1043:
542:
447:
were the sole form of transportation across the Atlantic Ocean. In sailing terminology, "
232:
168:
2257:
1739:
1709:
1133:
948:
648:
The islands were among the first parts of the Americas to fall under the control of the
3078:
2643:
2506:
2496:
2372:
1789:
1599:
1387:
1379:
1338:
723:
which had declined to 7,311, while the number of black slaves was estimated at 23,500.
498:, meaning "leeward". The islands to the south and east of Puerto Rico were then called
1418:
593:
in the 1990s and in 2009 to 2010. At 1,467 metres or 4,813 feet, the highest point is
2965:
2014:
1391:
1362:
O'Shaughnessy, Andrew (April 1994). "The Stamp Act Crisis in the British Caribbean".
1310:
1285:
626:
565:, are known in languages other than English as an equivalent of the Leeward Islands.
3083:
2980:
2955:
2634:
2629:
2614:
2376:
2134:
1371:
1217:
1180:
1162:
683:
562:
531:
480:
387:
332:
42:
2648:
2619:
2354:
2092:
2046:
2039:
1568:
1345:
1262:
1195:
503:
476:
379:
72:
637:' arrival in the Caribbean archipelago in 1492, the Caribs mostly displaced the
2406:
2403:
1751:
1616:
984:
738:
716:
705:
661:
649:
538:
468:
363:
188:
113:
2782:
1702:
1123:
86:
3098:
2945:
2653:
2410:
2291:
1856:
1732:
1716:
1443:
The American Universal Geography, Jedidiah Morse, 7ed. v1, Charlestown, 1819.
1314:
1139:
966:
863:
630:
622:
610:
502:, meaning "windward islands". When the British gained control of many of the
359:
140:
127:
109:
2347:
are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.
2072:
2025:
1778:
1579:
928:
873:
444:
290:
1459:
In a Sea of Empires: Networks and Crossings in the Revolutionary Caribbean
561:
and the other islands along the Venezuelan coast, known in English as the
2366:
2350:
2275:
2221:
1994:
1943:
1623:
1015:
988:
970:
833:
801:
779:
757:
491:
460:
456:
367:
1473:
Digital Library of the Caribbean−dloc.org: "The Leeward Islands Gazette"
1408:, ed. by Nicholas Canny (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), p. 224.
1406:
The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume 1 The Origins of Empire
573:
424:
406:
2317:
2216:
1937:
1725:
1695:
1634:
1383:
1113:
1095:
690:
mountain", referring to the serrated appearance of the mountain range.
598:
590:
519:
515:
511:
371:
282:
263:
252:
218:
176:
172:
2264:
1892:
2814:
2451:
2420:
2231:
2226:
1515:
1099:
899:
857:
673:
638:
614:
472:
1375:
642:
2609:
2413:
region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
2394:
2325:
2250:
2105:
1962:
1917:
1683:
1481:—openly−freely available, with searchable text and full page images
1475:—freely−openly available, with full page images and searchable text
895:
523:
433:
383:
2547:
2284:
2399:
2210:
2079:
1922:
1885:
1610:
1079:
1067:
1055:
878:
868:
729:
618:
582:
507:
2552:
2386:
2304:
2154:
2100:
1419:"LC Name Authority File (LCNAF) — Leeward Islands (Federation)"
952:
914:
577:
The Leeward Islands are labelled on the map's middle right side
1238:"Windward Islands Map — Leeward Islands Map — Satellite Image"
347:
341:
1878:
1647:
1478:
1472:
1028:
1484:
382:
chain. The more southerly part of this chain, starting with
1605:
1267:. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 192.
687:
358:) are a group of islands situated where the northeastern
693:
451:" means towards the source of the wind (upwind), while "
589:. Some are still active. Notable eruptions occurred in
514:
and the islands to the north as the Leeward Islands.
344:
1152:
362:
meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the
350:
338:
1130:) — literally 'The Desired', also called La Deseada
335:
2365:constituents but subsumed with the country of the
48:"Leewards" redirects here. For the direction, see
1361:
1282:A Cruising Guide to the Caribbean and the Bahamas
617:is named, are believed to have migrated from the
3096:
455:" is the opposite direction (downwind). In the
730:List of notable islands in the Leeward Islands
2436:
1500:
677:
530:in 1940, and is now considered part of the
374:and its dependencies. In English, the term
2443:
2429:
1868:
1507:
1493:
85:
2856:Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act
1633:
198:3,167.6 km (1,223.0 sq mi)
2820:Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
572:
423:
405:
2353:that with the ABC islands comprise the
14:
3097:
2450:
1352:, March 2007, retrieved 26 April 2007.
443:, dates from previous centuries, when
378:refers to the northern islands of the
27:Subgroup of islands in the West Indies
2896:Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange
2424:
1488:
1260:
694:British colony of the Leeward Islands
522:became known as the Leeward Islands.
459:, the prevailing winds, known as the
401:
2996:Central American and Caribbean Games
1350:African Diaspora Archaeology Network
660:(Our Lady of Montserrat), after the
2502:Baltic-German Caribbean (1654-1689)
1280:J. C. Hart and W. T. Stone (1982),
1186:Leeward Islands Cricket Association
581:The islands were created mostly by
545:are known as the Windward Islands (
91:Location within the Lesser Antilles
24:
3115:Archipelagoes of the Caribbean Sea
1450:
652:. European contact commenced with
25:
3126:
1466:
633:. Over the century leading up to
32:Leeward Islands (Society Islands)
1949:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1284:, Dodd, Mead & Co., p. 601,
1155:
1106:
1088:
1073:
1061:
1049:
1036:
1021:
1008:
995:
977:
959:
941:
921:
888:
846:
810:
786:
764:
747:
331:
36:Leeward Islands (disambiguation)
2805:Association of Caribbean States
2664:Latin America and the Caribbean
1929:Carriacou and Petite Martinique
587:Lesser Antilles subduction zone
439:The name of this island group,
1437:
1411:
1398:
1364:The William and Mary Quarterly
1355:
1332:
1295:
1274:
1254:
1230:
754:Spanish (Puerto Rican) Islands
13:
1:
2517:Swedish Caribbean (1784–1878)
2492:British Caribbean (1586–1834)
2476:Spanish Caribbean (1492–1898)
1514:
1462:. Cambridge University Press.
1223:
1171:Leeward Islands moist forests
704:The Leeward Islands became a
316:
2866:Central banks and currencies
2512:German Caribbean (1685-1693)
2507:Danish Caribbean (1672–1917)
2497:French Caribbean (1625–1817)
1772:Collectivity of Saint Martin
1191:Leeward Islands cricket team
629:about 1200 AD, according to
568:
494:and the islands to the west
7:
3105:Leeward Islands (Caribbean)
2487:Dutch Caribbean (1554–1863)
1148:
621:River area in Venezuela in
370:, they extend southeast to
206:1,467 m (4813 ft)
10:
3131:
2861:Caribbean Development Bank
2538:Caribbean Court of Justice
2033:San Andrés and Providencia
1142:(dependency of Guadeloupe)
1136:(dependency of Guadeloupe)
697:
668:, which is located on the
604:
47:
40:
29:
3063:
3025:
3016:
2941:
2932:
2913:in the Danish West Indies
2841:
2832:
2790:
2781:
2682:
2602:
2598:
2589:
2525:
2468:
2459:
2338:
2274:
2240:
2194:
2163:
2091:
2058:
2013:
1984:
1906:
1830:
1819:
1788:
1761:
1671:
1660:
1587:
1578:
1567:
1522:
1425:. The Library of Congress
672:, the national shrine of
658:Santa Maria de Montserrat
312:
307:
297:
288:
278:
269:
259:
250:
240:
229:
224:
210:
202:
194:
164:
156:
119:
105:
100:
96:
84:
68:
64:
2001:Turks and Caicos Islands
1128:dependency of Guadeloupe
528:British Windward Islands
396:British Windward Islands
54:Leeward (disambiguation)
41:Not to be confused with
2659:Caribbean South America
1261:Sauer, Carl O. (1966).
1211:Windward Islands topics
1176:British Leeward Islands
743:Spanish Virgin Islands
712:as its first governor.
700:British Leeward Islands
666:Monastery of Montserrat
526:was transferred to the
392:British Leeward Islands
2800:Afro-Caribbean leftism
2674:Western Caribbean zone
1799:British Virgin Islands
1559:West Indies Federation
1264:The Early Spanish Main
1206:Leeward Islands topics
1201:Lesser Antilles topics
854:British Virgin Islands
678:
670:Mountain of Montserrat
578:
436:
421:
203:Highest elevation
76:
52:. For other uses, see
34:. For other uses, see
2760:Dependent territories
2577:Territorial evolution
2349:These three form the
2149:South Caribbean Coast
2142:North Caribbean Coast
1746:Saint Kitts and Nevis
1542:Caribbean Netherlands
1003:Saint Kitts and Nevis
708:colony in 1671, with
576:
427:
409:
272:Saint Kitts and Nevis
181:Saint Kitts and Nevis
2765:World Heritage Sites
2391:Disputed territories
2383:Disputed territories
2181:Venezuelan Caribbean
1850:Federal Dependencies
1547:Netherlands Antilles
1456:Jeppe Mulich. 2020.
1309:. 20 December 1964.
654:Christopher Columbus
547:Bovenwindse Eilanden
114:North Atlantic Ocean
50:Windward and leeward
3008:Television stations
2810:Caribbean Community
2377:continental islands
2174:Colombian Caribbean
1968:Trinidad and Tobago
1806:U.S. Virgin Islands
1690:Antigua and Barbuda
1527:British West Indies
1044:Antigua and Barbuda
906:Saint Martin Island
818:U.S. Virgin Islands
595:La Grande Soufrière
555:Islas de Barlovento
543:Trinidad and Tobago
500:Islas de Barlovento
419:U.S. Virgin Islands
233:Antigua and Barbuda
215:La Grande Soufrière
169:Antigua and Barbuda
137: /
61:
18:The Leeward Islands
2725:Metropolitan areas
2669:Southern Caribbean
2644:Caribbean Lowlands
2565:Influx of diseases
2299:Venezuelan Guayana
1643:Dominican Republic
1554:French West Indies
1532:Danish West Indies
1344:2012-02-27 at the
1307:The New York Times
579:
506:, they designated
465:British Gold Coast
437:
422:
402:Origin of the name
298:Largest settlement
279:Largest settlement
260:Largest settlement
241:Largest settlement
211:Highest point
59:
3092:
3091:
3059:
3058:
3055:
3054:
2928:
2927:
2828:
2827:
2777:
2776:
2773:
2772:
2585:
2584:
2543:Indigenous people
2418:
2417:
2411:Northern American
2373:Physiographically
2334:
2333:
2242:Yucatán Peninsula
2190:
2189:
2009:
2008:
1980:
1979:
1976:
1975:
1957:
1956:
1902:
1901:
1843:Insular Venezuela
1815:
1814:
1656:
1655:
804:) (United States)
782:) (United States)
760:) (United States)
710:William Stapleton
627:Caribbean islands
625:to settle in the
613:, after whom the
557:in Spanish). The
488:Spanish explorers
323:
322:
79:
77:Îles-Sous-le-Vent
16:(Redirected from
3122:
3072:
3023:
3022:
2956:Caribbean people
2939:
2938:
2839:
2838:
2788:
2787:
2755:Sovereign states
2735:Populated places
2635:Windward Islands
2630:Leeward Antilles
2615:Greater Antilles
2600:
2599:
2596:
2595:
2466:
2465:
2445:
2438:
2431:
2422:
2421:
2393:administered by
2385:administered by
2311:Guayana Esequiba
2238:
2237:
2089:
2088:
1866:
1865:
1828:
1827:
1759:
1758:
1740:Saint Barthélemy
1669:
1668:
1631:
1630:
1585:
1584:
1576:
1575:
1509:
1502:
1495:
1486:
1485:
1444:
1441:
1435:
1434:
1432:
1430:
1415:
1409:
1402:
1396:
1395:
1359:
1353:
1336:
1330:
1329:
1323:
1321:
1299:
1293:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1258:
1252:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1234:
1218:Windward Islands
1181:Leeward Antilles
1165:
1163:Geography portal
1160:
1159:
1158:
1134:Îles des Saintes
1112:
1110:
1109:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1078:
1077:
1076:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1054:
1053:
1052:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1001:
999:
998:
983:
981:
980:
965:
963:
962:
949:Saint Barthélemy
947:
945:
944:
927:
925:
924:
894:
892:
891:
852:
850:
849:
820:(United States)
816:
814:
813:
792:
790:
789:
770:
768:
767:
752:
751:
750:
681:
563:Leeward Antilles
532:Windward Islands
481:Northern America
411:Charlotte Amalie
388:Windward Islands
386:, is called the
357:
356:
353:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
318:
152:
151:
149:
148:
147:
142:
138:
135:
134:
133:
130:
89:
70:
66:
62:
58:
43:Leeward Antilles
21:
3130:
3129:
3125:
3124:
3123:
3121:
3120:
3119:
3110:Lesser Antilles
3095:
3094:
3093:
3088:
3075:
3068:
3051:
3012:
2924:
2891:Stock exchanges
2824:
2769:
2678:
2649:Caribbean Plate
2625:Leeward Islands
2620:Lesser Antilles
2581:
2521:
2455:
2449:
2419:
2414:
2402:is an isolated
2361:are not direct
2357:, of which the
2355:Dutch Caribbean
2343:Territories in
2330:
2270:
2236:
2200:
2197:
2186:
2159:
2093:Central America
2087:
2063:
2061:
2054:
2047:Serranilla Bank
2040:Bajo Nuevo Bank
2016:
2005:
1987:
1972:
1953:
1909:
1898:
1864:
1833:
1822:
1811:
1784:
1757:
1674:
1663:
1652:
1629:
1590:
1570:
1563:
1537:Dutch Caribbean
1518:
1513:
1469:
1453:
1451:Further reading
1448:
1447:
1442:
1438:
1428:
1426:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1403:
1399:
1376:10.2307/2946860
1360:
1356:
1346:Wayback Machine
1337:
1333:
1319:
1317:
1301:
1300:
1296:
1279:
1275:
1259:
1255:
1246:
1244:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1226:
1196:Lesser Antilles
1161:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1107:
1105:
1089:
1087:
1074:
1072:
1062:
1060:
1050:
1048:
1037:
1035:
1022:
1020:
1009:
1007:
996:
994:
978:
976:
960:
958:
942:
940:
922:
920:
889:
887:
847:
845:
811:
809:
787:
785:
765:
763:
748:
746:
732:
702:
696:
607:
571:
553:in French, and
504:Lesser Antilles
477:Central America
441:Leeward Islands
404:
380:Lesser Antilles
376:Leeward Islands
334:
330:
327:Leeward Islands
293:
274:
255:
236:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
145:
143:
139:
136:
131:
128:
126:
124:
123:
112:
92:
80:
71:
69:Leeward Islands
60:Leeward Islands
57:
46:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3128:
3118:
3117:
3112:
3107:
3090:
3089:
3087:
3086:
3081:
3074:
3073:
3065:
3064:
3061:
3060:
3057:
3056:
3053:
3052:
3050:
3049:
3044:
3039:
3038:
3037:
3026:
3020:
3014:
3013:
3011:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2999:
2998:
2988:
2986:Radio stations
2983:
2978:
2973:
2968:
2963:
2958:
2953:
2948:
2942:
2936:
2930:
2929:
2926:
2925:
2923:
2922:
2917:
2916:
2915:
2910:
2900:
2899:
2898:
2888:
2883:
2878:
2873:
2868:
2863:
2858:
2853:
2848:
2842:
2836:
2830:
2829:
2826:
2825:
2823:
2822:
2817:
2812:
2807:
2802:
2797:
2791:
2785:
2779:
2778:
2775:
2774:
2771:
2770:
2768:
2767:
2762:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2742:
2737:
2732:
2727:
2722:
2717:
2712:
2702:
2700:Extreme points
2697:
2692:
2686:
2684:
2680:
2679:
2677:
2676:
2671:
2666:
2661:
2656:
2651:
2646:
2641:
2640:
2639:
2638:
2637:
2632:
2627:
2617:
2606:
2604:
2593:
2587:
2586:
2583:
2582:
2580:
2579:
2574:
2573:
2572:
2562:
2557:
2556:
2555:
2550:
2540:
2535:
2533:Afro-Caribbean
2529:
2527:
2523:
2522:
2520:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2494:
2489:
2484:
2478:
2472:
2470:
2463:
2457:
2456:
2454: articles
2448:
2447:
2440:
2433:
2425:
2416:
2415:
2407:oceanic island
2404:North Atlantic
2339:
2336:
2335:
2332:
2331:
2329:
2328:
2323:
2322:
2321:
2314:
2302:
2295:
2288:
2280:
2278:
2272:
2271:
2269:
2268:
2261:
2254:
2246:
2244:
2235:
2234:
2229:
2224:
2219:
2214:
2206:
2204:
2192:
2191:
2188:
2187:
2185:
2184:
2177:
2169:
2167:
2161:
2160:
2158:
2157:
2152:
2145:
2138:
2131:
2124:
2117:
2116:
2115:
2103:
2097:
2095:
2086:
2085:
2084:
2083:
2068:
2066:
2056:
2055:
2053:
2052:
2051:
2050:
2043:
2029:
2021:
2019:
2011:
2010:
2007:
2006:
2004:
1997:
1992:
1990:
1982:
1981:
1978:
1977:
1974:
1973:
1971:
1970:
1965:
1958:
1955:
1954:
1952:
1951:
1946:
1941:
1934:
1933:
1932:
1920:
1914:
1912:
1904:
1903:
1900:
1899:
1897:
1896:
1889:
1882:
1874:
1872:
1863:
1862:
1861:
1860:
1853:
1838:
1836:
1825:
1817:
1816:
1813:
1812:
1810:
1809:
1802:
1794:
1792:
1790:Virgin Islands
1786:
1785:
1783:
1782:
1775:
1767:
1765:
1756:
1755:
1752:Sint Eustatius
1748:
1743:
1736:
1729:
1722:
1721:
1720:
1713:
1706:
1692:
1687:
1679:
1677:
1666:
1658:
1657:
1654:
1653:
1651:
1650:
1645:
1639:
1637:
1628:
1627:
1620:
1617:Navassa Island
1613:
1608:
1603:
1600:Cayman Islands
1595:
1593:
1582:
1573:
1565:
1564:
1562:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1550:
1549:
1544:
1534:
1529:
1523:
1520:
1519:
1512:
1511:
1504:
1497:
1489:
1483:
1482:
1476:
1468:
1467:External links
1465:
1464:
1463:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1445:
1436:
1410:
1397:
1370:(2): 203–226.
1354:
1331:
1303:"The Leewards"
1294:
1273:
1253:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1214:
1213:
1208:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1145:
1144:
1143:
1137:
1131:
1103:
1100:United Kingdom
1085:
1084:
1083:
1070:
1058:
1033:
1032:
1031:
1018:
992:
985:Sint Eustatius
974:
956:
938:
937:
936:
918:
903:
900:United Kingdom
885:
884:
883:
882:
881:
876:
871:
866:
858:United Kingdom
843:
842:
841:
836:
831:
826:
807:
806:
805:
783:
761:
739:Virgin Islands
731:
728:
698:Main article:
695:
692:
662:Blessed Virgin
650:Spanish Empire
606:
603:
570:
567:
539:Virgin Islands
469:Gulf of Guinea
403:
400:
364:Virgin Islands
321:
320:
314:
310:
309:
305:
304:
299:
295:
294:
289:
286:
285:
280:
276:
275:
270:
267:
266:
261:
257:
256:
251:
248:
247:
242:
238:
237:
230:
227:
226:
225:Administration
222:
221:
212:
208:
207:
204:
200:
199:
196:
192:
191:
189:Virgin Islands
166:
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
121:
117:
116:
107:
103:
102:
98:
97:
94:
93:
90:
82:
81:
65:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3127:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3102:
3100:
3085:
3082:
3080:
3077:
3076:
3071:
3067:
3066:
3062:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3040:
3036:
3033:
3032:
3031:
3028:
3027:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3015:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2997:
2994:
2993:
2992:
2989:
2987:
2984:
2982:
2979:
2977:
2974:
2972:
2969:
2967:
2964:
2962:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2947:
2944:
2943:
2940:
2937:
2935:
2931:
2921:
2918:
2914:
2911:
2909:
2906:
2905:
2904:
2901:
2897:
2894:
2893:
2892:
2889:
2887:
2884:
2882:
2879:
2877:
2874:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2862:
2859:
2857:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2847:
2844:
2843:
2840:
2837:
2835:
2831:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2811:
2808:
2806:
2803:
2801:
2798:
2796:
2793:
2792:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2780:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2758:
2756:
2753:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2741:
2738:
2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2710:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2687:
2685:
2681:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2660:
2657:
2655:
2654:Caribbean Sea
2652:
2650:
2647:
2645:
2642:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2622:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2612:
2611:
2608:
2607:
2605:
2601:
2597:
2594:
2592:
2588:
2578:
2575:
2571:
2568:
2567:
2566:
2563:
2561:
2558:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2545:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2530:
2528:
2524:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2493:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2473:
2471:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2458:
2453:
2446:
2441:
2439:
2434:
2432:
2427:
2426:
2423:
2412:
2408:
2405:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2392:
2388:
2384:
2380:
2378:
2374:
2370:
2368:
2364:
2360:
2356:
2352:
2346:
2342:
2337:
2327:
2324:
2320:
2319:
2315:
2313:
2312:
2308:
2307:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2300:
2296:
2294:
2293:
2292:French Guiana
2289:
2287:
2286:
2282:
2281:
2279:
2277:
2273:
2267:
2266:
2262:
2260:
2259:
2255:
2253:
2252:
2248:
2247:
2245:
2243:
2239:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2225:
2223:
2220:
2218:
2215:
2213:
2212:
2208:
2207:
2205:
2203:
2199:
2193:
2183:
2182:
2178:
2176:
2175:
2171:
2170:
2168:
2166:
2165:South America
2162:
2156:
2153:
2151:
2150:
2146:
2144:
2143:
2139:
2137:
2136:
2132:
2130:
2129:
2125:
2123:
2122:
2118:
2114:
2113:
2109:
2108:
2107:
2104:
2102:
2099:
2098:
2096:
2094:
2090:
2082:
2081:
2077:
2076:
2075:
2074:
2070:
2069:
2067:
2065:
2057:
2049:
2048:
2044:
2042:
2041:
2037:
2036:
2035:
2034:
2030:
2028:
2027:
2023:
2022:
2020:
2018:
2012:
2003:
2002:
1998:
1996:
1993:
1991:
1989:
1983:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1960:
1959:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1939:
1935:
1931:
1930:
1926:
1925:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1916:
1915:
1913:
1911:
1905:
1895:
1894:
1890:
1888:
1887:
1883:
1881:
1880:
1876:
1875:
1873:
1871:
1867:
1859:
1858:
1857:Nueva Esparta
1854:
1852:
1851:
1847:
1846:
1845:
1844:
1840:
1839:
1837:
1835:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1818:
1808:
1807:
1803:
1801:
1800:
1796:
1795:
1793:
1791:
1787:
1781:
1780:
1776:
1774:
1773:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1764:
1760:
1754:
1753:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1741:
1737:
1735:
1734:
1730:
1728:
1727:
1723:
1719:
1718:
1717:Marie-Galante
1714:
1712:
1711:
1707:
1705:
1704:
1700:
1699:
1698:
1697:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1685:
1681:
1680:
1678:
1676:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1659:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1640:
1638:
1636:
1632:
1626:
1625:
1621:
1619:
1618:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1592:
1586:
1583:
1581:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1566:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1524:
1521:
1517:
1510:
1505:
1503:
1498:
1496:
1491:
1490:
1487:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1470:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1454:
1440:
1424:
1420:
1414:
1407:
1401:
1393:
1389:
1385:
1381:
1377:
1373:
1369:
1365:
1358:
1351:
1347:
1343:
1340:
1335:
1328:
1316:
1312:
1308:
1304:
1298:
1291:
1290:0-396-08023-5
1287:
1283:
1277:
1270:
1266:
1265:
1257:
1243:
1239:
1233:
1229:
1219:
1216:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1153:
1141:
1140:Marie-Galante
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1104:
1101:
1097:
1086:
1082:— uninhabited
1081:
1071:
1069:
1059:
1057:
1047:
1046:
1045:
1034:
1030:
1019:
1017:
1006:
1005:
1004:
993:
990:
986:
975:
972:
968:
957:
954:
950:
939:
934:
930:
919:
916:
912:
909:
908:
907:
904:
901:
897:
886:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
864:Jost Van Dyke
862:
861:
859:
855:
844:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
808:
803:
799:
795:
784:
781:
777:
773:
762:
759:
755:
745:
744:
742:
741:
740:
737:
736:
735:
727:
724:
720:
718:
713:
711:
707:
701:
691:
689:
685:
680:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
655:
651:
646:
644:
640:
636:
632:
631:carbon dating
628:
624:
623:South America
620:
616:
612:
602:
600:
596:
592:
588:
584:
575:
566:
564:
560:
556:
552:
548:
544:
540:
535:
533:
529:
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
484:
482:
478:
474:
470:
466:
462:
458:
454:
450:
446:
445:sailing ships
442:
435:
431:
426:
420:
416:
412:
408:
399:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
365:
361:
360:Caribbean Sea
355:
328:
315:
311:
306:
303:
300:
296:
292:
287:
284:
281:
277:
273:
268:
265:
262:
258:
254:
249:
246:
243:
239:
235:
234:
228:
223:
220:
216:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
167:
165:Major islands
163:
159:
157:Total islands
155:
150:
122:
118:
115:
111:
110:Caribbean Sea
108:
104:
99:
95:
88:
83:
78:
74:
63:
55:
51:
44:
37:
33:
19:
3035:Pre-Arawakan
3018:Demographics
2624:
2483:(1500s–1830)
2381:
2371:
2348:
2344:
2340:
2316:
2309:
2297:
2290:
2283:
2263:
2256:
2249:
2209:
2202:may include:
2179:
2172:
2147:
2140:
2135:Corn Islands
2133:
2126:
2119:
2110:
2078:
2073:Quintana Roo
2071:
2045:
2038:
2031:
2024:
1999:
1936:
1927:
1891:
1884:
1877:
1855:
1848:
1841:
1804:
1797:
1779:Sint Maarten
1777:
1770:
1763:Saint Martin
1750:
1738:
1731:
1724:
1715:
1708:
1701:
1694:
1682:
1622:
1615:
1598:
1457:
1439:
1427:. Retrieved
1422:
1413:
1405:
1400:
1367:
1363:
1357:
1349:
1334:
1325:
1318:. Retrieved
1306:
1297:
1281:
1276:
1268:
1263:
1256:
1245:. Retrieved
1241:
1232:
929:Sint Maarten
911:Saint Martin
874:Virgin Gorda
839:Water Island
824:Saint Thomas
798:Municipality
776:Municipality
733:
725:
721:
714:
703:
647:
608:
580:
554:
551:Îles du Vent
550:
546:
536:
499:
495:
485:
440:
438:
430:Sandy Ground
428:Overlooking
415:Saint Thomas
375:
326:
324:
308:Demographics
291:Sint Maarten
231:
185:Saint Martin
2695:Earthquakes
2367:Netherlands
2359:BES islands
2351:SSS islands
2276:The Guianas
2222:El Salvador
2112:Bay Islands
2062:continental
2026:Aves Island
1988:Archipelago
1944:Saint Lucia
1870:ABC islands
1710:Les Saintes
1703:La Désirade
1624:Puerto Rico
1429:23 December
1320:11 November
1242:geology.com
1124:La Désirade
1016:Saint Kitts
989:Netherlands
971:Netherlands
933:Netherlands
834:Saint Croix
802:Puerto Rico
780:Puerto Rico
758:Puerto Rico
679:Mont serrat
559:ABC islands
492:Puerto Rico
461:trade winds
457:West Indies
368:Puerto Rico
302:Philipsburg
144: /
120:Coordinates
3099:Categories
3042:Population
2971:Literature
2560:Hurricanes
2318:Tigri Area
2217:Costa Rica
1938:Martinique
1726:Montserrat
1696:Guadeloupe
1635:Hispaniola
1423:id.loc.gov
1247:2020-11-20
1224:References
1114:Guadeloupe
1096:Montserrat
829:Saint John
641:-speaking
599:Guadeloupe
591:Montserrat
549:in Dutch,
520:Martinique
516:Guadeloupe
512:Montserrat
486:The early
372:Guadeloupe
313:Population
283:Basseterre
264:Les Abymes
253:Guadeloupe
245:St. John's
219:Guadeloupe
177:Montserrat
173:Guadeloupe
3047:Religions
3030:Languages
2961:Carnivals
2876:Companies
2815:CARIFORUM
2795:Democracy
2730:Mountains
2720:Cetaceans
2690:Bioregion
2591:Geography
2452:Caribbean
2232:Nicaragua
2227:Guatemala
2198:groupings
2060:Caribbean
2015:Caribbean
1823:Caribbean
1516:Caribbean
1392:144862560
1315:0362-4331
717:Stamp Act
674:Catalonia
639:Maipurean
615:Caribbean
583:volcanoes
569:Geography
496:Sotavento
473:Caribbean
417:, in the
398:in 1940.
141:16°N 61°W
101:Geography
67:English:
3079:Category
3003:Stadiums
2851:Airports
2846:Airlines
2783:Politics
2683:By topic
2610:Antilles
2526:By topic
2469:Timeline
2395:Colombia
2375:, these
2326:Suriname
2251:Campeche
2106:Honduras
1963:Barbados
1918:Dominica
1908:Windward
1834:Antilles
1821:Southern
1684:Anguilla
1664:Antilles
1591:Antilles
1580:Antilles
1342:Archived
1149:See also
896:Anguilla
635:Columbus
524:Dominica
467:and the
449:windward
434:Anguilla
384:Dominica
366:east of
319:+700,000
106:Location
3070:Outline
2966:Cuisine
2934:Culture
2920:Tourism
2908:in Cuba
2881:Fishing
2834:Economy
2715:Mammals
2709:by area
2705:Islands
2603:Regions
2570:Malaria
2461:History
2400:Bermuda
2363:Kingdom
2345:italics
2265:Yucatán
2211:Bermuda
2080:Cozumel
1995:Bahamas
1986:Lucayan
1923:Grenada
1910:Islands
1893:Curaçao
1886:Bonaire
1832:Leeward
1675:Islands
1673:Leeward
1611:Jamaica
1589:Greater
1384:2946860
1080:Redonda
1068:Antigua
1056:Barbuda
879:Anegada
869:Tortola
794:Vieques
772:Culebra
706:British
686:means "
684:Catalan
664:of the
619:Orinoco
605:History
585:in the
508:Antigua
490:called
453:leeward
394:to the
146:16; -61
3084:Portal
2981:Poetry
2886:Hotels
2871:Citrus
2750:Ultras
2740:Rivers
2553:Arawak
2481:Piracy
2387:Guyana
2305:Guyana
2155:Panama
2121:Izabal
2101:Belize
1961:
1662:Lesser
1571:Indies
1390:
1382:
1313:
1288:
1118:France
1111:
1093:
1041:
1026:
1013:
1000:
982:
964:
953:France
946:
926:
915:France
893:
851:
815:
791:
769:
643:Taínos
611:Caribs
479:, and
73:French
2991:Sport
2976:Music
2903:Sugar
2745:Trees
2548:Taíno
2341:N.B.:
2285:Amapá
2258:Petén
2196:Wider
2128:Limón
1879:Aruba
1648:Haiti
1388:S2CID
1380:JSTOR
1029:Nevis
2951:Beer
2064:zone
1733:Saba
1606:Cuba
1569:West
1431:2020
1322:2021
1311:ISSN
1286:ISBN
967:Saba
609:The
325:The
195:Area
132:61°W
129:16°N
2946:Art
2017:Sea
1372:doi
800:of
778:of
688:saw
682:in
597:in
541:to
160:30+
3101::
2397:.
2389:.
2369:.
1421:.
1386:.
1378:.
1368:51
1366:.
1348:,
1324:.
1305:.
1240:.
1120:)
860:)
676:.
601:.
534:.
510:,
475:,
432:,
413:,
348:ər
342:iː
317:c.
217:,
75::
2711:)
2707:(
2444:e
2437:t
2430:v
1508:e
1501:t
1494:v
1433:.
1394:.
1374::
1292:.
1250:.
1126:(
1116:(
1102:)
1098:(
991:)
987:(
973:)
969:(
955:)
951:(
935:)
931:(
917:)
913:(
902:)
898:(
856:(
796:(
774:(
756:(
354:/
351:d
345:w
339:l
336:ˈ
333:/
329:(
56:.
45:.
38:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
