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The islands of the Lesser Antilles are divided into three groups. The two main groups are the [[Windward Islands]] in the south and the [[Leeward Islands]] in the north. The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds blow east to west. The trans-Atlantic currents and winds that provided the fastest route across the ocean brought these ships to the rough dividing line between the Windward and Leeward Islands.
The islands of the Lesser Antilles are divided into three groups. The two main groups are the [[Windward Islands]] in the south and the [[Leeward Islands]] in the north. The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds blow east to west. The trans-Atlantic currents and winds that provided the fastest route across the ocean brought these ships to the rough dividing line between the Windward and Leeward Islands.


The third group is the [[Leeward Antilles]] in the west. These consist of the Dutch [[ABC]] islands just off the coast of [[Venezuela]], plus a group of Venezuelan islands.
The third group is the [[Leeward Antilles]] in the west. These consist of the Dutch [[ABC islands]] just off the coast of [[Venezuela]], plus a group of Venezuelan islands.


For more details and a list of islands see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles
For more details and a list of islands see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles


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The Lesser Antilles (also known as the Caribbees) are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Caribbean Sea.

Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America. The Lesser Antilles and the Greater Antilles compose the Antilles, which are in turn part of the West Indies along with the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands

The islands of the Lesser Antilles are divided into three groups. The two main groups are the Windward Islands in the south and the Leeward Islands in the north. The Windward Islands are called such because they were more windward to sailing ships arriving in the New World than the Leeward Islands, given that the prevailing trade winds blow east to west. The trans-Atlantic currents and winds that provided the fastest route across the ocean brought these ships to the rough dividing line between the Windward and Leeward Islands.

The third group is the Leeward Antilles in the west. These consist of the Dutch ABC islands just off the coast of Venezuela, plus a group of Venezuelan islands.

For more details and a list of islands see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles



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