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    Leeward Islands

    Part of Windward Antilles

    The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean region of the Americas, situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western North Atlantic Ocean.

    w:Explorer of the Seas and w:Sea Princess at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US VI. Photography taken by JuanPDP on 07-Oct-2005
    w:Explorer of the Seas and w:Sea Princess at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US VI. Photography taken by JuanPDP on 07-Oct-2005

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    Overview

    The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean region of the Americas, situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western North Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of the Greater Antilles main island of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. They lie north of the Windward Islands, southern islands from Dominica to Trinidad and Tobago, and northeast of the Leeward Antilles, southwestern islands from the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela to Aruba. In English, the term Leeward Islands refers to the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. The more southerly part of this chain, from Dominica to Trinidad and Tobago, is known as the Windward Islands. Dominica was initially considered a part of the Leeward Islands, but was transferred from the British Leeward Islands to the British Windward Islands in 1940.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands12
    • Minor islands97
    • Islets301
    • Rocks & skerries369

    Major islands

    12
    • Basse-Terre Island

      Basse-Terre Island

      Area
      847 km²
      High point
      1,467 m

      Guadeloupe is an overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and two Îles des Saintes—and 30 uninhabited islets and 3 inhabited islets. It is south of Antigua and Barbuda and Montserrat and north of Dominica.

    • Dominica

      Dominica

      Area
      751 km²
      High point
      1,447 m

      Dominica officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island.

    • Grande-Terre

      Grande-Terre

      Area
      593 km²
      High point
      136 m

      Grande-Terre Island (French: île de Grande-Terre / île de la Grande-Terre [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛʁ]; Guadeloupean Creole: or Granntè) is the name of the eastern-half of Guadeloupe proper, in the Lesser Antilles.

    • Bonaire

      Bonaire

      Area
      272 km²
      High point
      241 m
    • Antigua

      Antigua

      Area
      271 km²
      High point
      402 m

      Antigua is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the most populous island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on 1 November 1981.

    • Saint Croix

      Saint Croix

      Area
      217 km²
      High point
      334 m

      Saint Croix ( KROY; Spanish: Santa Cruz; Dutch: Sint-Kruis; French: Sainte-Croix; Danish and Norwegian: Sankt Croix; Taino: Ay Ay) is an island in the Caribbean, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States.

    • Aruba

      Aruba

      Area
      179 km²
      High point
      188 m
    • Barbuda

      Barbuda

      Area
      174 km²
      High point
      43 m

      Barbuda (; Barbudan Creole: Baabyuuda) is an island and dependency located in the eastern Caribbean forming part of the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda as an autonomous entity. Barbuda is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Antigua.

    • Saint Kitts

      Saint Kitts

      Area
      168 km²
      High point
      1,156 m

      Saint Kitts, also known as Saint Christopher, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

    • Marie-Galante

      Marie-Galante

      Area
      159 km²
      High point
      204 m

      Marie-Galante (French pronunciation: [maʁi ɡalɑ̃t], Guadeloupean Creole: Marigalant) is one of the dependencies of Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France. 0 square miles). 5/km2 (162/sq mi).

    • Vieques

      Vieques

      Area
      133 km²
      High point
      281 m

      Vieques ( ; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbjekes], locally [ˈbjekeʔ]), officially the Isla de Vieques, is an island and municipality of Puerto Rico, comprising the Spanish Virgin Islands together with Culebra. 5 miles (7 km) wide.

    • Curaçao

      Area
      428 km²
      High point
      372 m

      Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is an island country located in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of Venezuela and 80 km (50 mi) southeast of Aruba.

    Minor islands

    97

    Rocks & skerries

    369

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 109 of 779; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,467 mBasse-Terre1,447 mDominica1,156 mSaint Kitts960 mNevis915 mMontserrat870 mSaba600 mSint Eustatius521 mTortola474 mSaint Thomas418 mSaint Martin414 mVirgin Gorda402 mAntigua377 mSaint John372 mCuraçao
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Basse-Terre: 847 km²Basse-TerreDominica: 751 km²DominicaGrande-Terre: 593 km²Grande-TerreCuraçao: 428 km²CuraçaoBonaire: 272 km²BonaireAntigua: 271 km²AntiguaSaint Croix: 217 km²Saint CroixAruba: 179 km²ArubaBarbuda: 174 km²BarbudaSaint Kitts: 168 km²Saint KittsMarie-Galante: 159 km²Marie-GalanteVieques: 133 km²ViequesMontserrat: 103 km²MontserratNevis: 93.8 km²NevisSaint Martin: 72.7 km²Saint MartinAnguilla: 72.1 km²AnguillaSaint Thomas: 71.3 km²Saint ThomasTortola: 56.5 km²TortolaSaint John: 49.7 km²Saint JohnAnegada: 39.9 km²AnegadaCulebra: 26.8 km²CulebraVirgin Gorda: 21.9 km²Virgin GordaSint Eustatius: 20.9 km²Sint EustatiusLa Désirade: 19.7 km²La DésiradeSaint Barthelemy: 19.2 km²Saint BarthelemySaba: 13.1 km²SabaJost Van Dyke: 8.5 km²Jost Van DykeLowlands: 8.4 km²LowlandsKlein Bonaire: 6.9 km²Klein BonaireTerre-de-Bas: 6.8 km²Terre-de-BasTerre-de-Haut: 4.5 km²Terre-de-HautPeter: 4.3 km²PeterBeef: 4 km²BeefScrub: 3.5 km²ScrubGreat Camanoe: 3.3 km²Great CamanoeGuana: 3 km²GuanaNorman: 2.5 km²NormanWater: 2 km²WaterHans Lollik: 2 km²Hans LollikDog: 1.9 km²Dog
    km², log scale. 2 without a known area.
    Basse-Terre Island847 km²
    Dominica751 km²
    Grande-Terre593 km²
    Curaçao428 km²
    Bonaire272 km²
    Antigua271 km²
    Saint Croix217 km²
    Aruba179 km²
    Barbuda174 km²
    Saint Kitts168 km²
    Marie-Galante159 km²
    Vieques133 km²
    Montserrat103 km²
    Nevis93.8 km²
    Saint Martin72.7 km²
    Anguilla72.1 km²
    Saint Thomas71.3 km²
    Tortola56.5 km²
    Saint John49.7 km²
    Anegada39.9 km²
    Culebra26.8 km²
    Virgin Gorda21.9 km²
    Sint Eustatius20.9 km²
    La Désirade19.7 km²
    Saint Barthelemy19.2 km²
    Saba13.1 km²
    Jost Van Dyke8.5 km²
    Lowlands island8.4 km²
    Klein Bonaire6.9 km²
    Terre-de-Bas Island6.8 km²
    Terre-de-Haut Island4.5 km²
    Peter Island4.3 km²
    Beef Island4 km²
    Scrub Island3.5 km²
    Great Camanoe3.3 km²
    Guana Island3 km²
    Norman Island2.5 km²
    Water Island2 km²
    Hans Lollik Island2 km²
    Dog Island1.9 km²
    Guiana Island1.9 km²
    Cooper Island1.4 km²
    Cayo Luis Peña1.4 km²
    Cayo Norte1.3 km²
    Terre de Bas1.3 km²
    Klein Curaçao1.2 km²
    Long Island1.2 km²
    Île Tintamarre1.2 km²
    Great Thatch1.2 km²
    îlet à Fajou1.1 km²
    Culebrita Island1.1 km²
    Ginger Island1 km²
    Great Tobago Island0.99 km²
    Scrub Island0.97 km²
    Thatch Cay0.96 km²
    Grand-Îlet0.8 km²
    Salt Island0.79 km²
    Prickly Pear0.73 km²
    Savana Island0.73 km²
    Buck Island0.7 km²
    Great Saint James Island0.65 km²
    Little Jost Van Dyke0.64 km²
    Redonda0.6 km²
    Frenchman's Cay0.58 km²
    Île Fourchue0.57 km²
    Hassel Island0.56 km²
    Inner Brass Island0.52 km²
    Lovango Cay0.5 km²
    Moskito Island(BVI)0.5 km²
    Green Island0.47 km²
    Outer Brass Island0.45 km²
    Little Hans Lollik Island0.43 km²
    Île Chevreau0.42 km²
    Îlet à Cabrit0.39 km²
    Sombrero0.38 km²
    Great Dog0.37 km²
    Necker Island0.32 km²
    Terre de Haut0.31 km²
    Unnamed island0.31 km²
    Unnamed island0.3 km²
    Little Saint James Island0.29 km²
    Îlet Cochon0.26 km²
    Grass Cay0.25 km²
    Little Tobago Island0.24 km²
    Salt Cay0.22 km²
    Little Thatch Island0.21 km²
    Fallen Jerusalem Island0.21 km²
    Crump Island0.21 km²
    Bovoni Cay0.21 km²
    Mingo Cay0.2 km²
    Capella Islands0.18 km²
    Buck Island0.18 km²
    Îlet à Kahouanne0.17 km²
    George Dog0.17 km²
    Little Camanoe0.17 km²
    Île Frégate0.16 km²
    Cayo Lobo0.16 km²
    Pinel Island0.16 km²
    West Cay0.15 km²
    Dead Chest Island0.15 km²
    Pelican Island, Antigua and Barbuda0.14 km²
    Dutchcap Cay0.14 km²
    Patricia Cay0.13 km²
    Saba Island0.13 km²
    Eustatia Island0.12 km²
    Ruth Island0.11 km²
    West Dog0.1 km²

    Groups within

    8

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs