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Archipelago

    Curaçao, Aruba, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago and Netherlands

    14°00′N 67°00′W

    Southern Caribbean

    Part of Lesser Antilles

    The Southern Caribbean is a group of islands that neighbor mainland South America in the West Indies. Saint Lucia lies to the north of the region, Barbados in the east, Trinidad and Tobago at its southernmost point, and Aruba at the most westerly section.

    Quinam Bay, Columbus Channel, South Coast, Trinidad
    Quinam Bay, Columbus Channel, South Coast, Trinidad

    Kalamazadkhan / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Chart

    424 landforms

    Overview

    The Southern Caribbean is a group of islands that neighbor mainland South America in the West Indies. Saint Lucia lies to the north of the region, Barbados in the east, Trinidad and Tobago at its southernmost point, and Aruba at the most westerly section.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands37
    • Islets153
    • Rocks & skerries231

    Major islands

    3
    • Trinidad

      Trinidad

      Area
      4,823 km²
      High point
      940 m

      Trinidad is the largest and most populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies 11 km (7 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean.

    • Saint Lucia

      Saint Lucia

      Area
      603 km²
      High point
      950 m

      Saint Lucia (also written as St. Lucia) is an island country in the eastern and southern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique.

    • 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

    37

    Rocks & skerries

    231

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 40 of 424; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,234 mSaint Vincent950 mSaint Lucia940 mTrinidad840 mGrenada580 mTobago372 mCuraçao304 mUnion291 mCarriacou288 mMonos265 mBequia239 mChacachacare232 mCanouan196 mHuevos195 mPetite Martinique
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,00010,000Trinidad: 4,823 km²TrinidadSaint Lucia: 603 km²Saint LuciaCuraçao: 428 km²CuraçaoSaint Vincent: 344 km²Saint VincentGrenada: 313 km²GrenadaTobago: 300 km²TobagoAruba: 179 km²ArubaCarriacou: 32.1 km²CarriacouBequia: 16.1 km²BequiaUnion: 8.7 km²UnionCanouan: 7.7 km²CanouanMustique: 5.6 km²MustiqueMonos: 4.4 km²MonosChacachacare: 4 km²ChacachacareRonde: 2.5 km²RondePetite Martinique: 2 km²Petite MartiniqueMayreau: 1.8 km²MayreauQuatre: 1.5 km²QuatreGaspar Grande: 1.3 km²Gaspar GrandeBaliceaux: 1.3 km²BaliceauxLittle Tobago: 1.2 km²Little TobagoHuevos: 1 km²HuevosCaille: 0.63 km²CailleBattowia: 0.63 km²BattowiaLarge: 0.59 km²LargePetit Mustique: 0.5 km²Petit MustiquePalm: 0.43 km²PalmPetit Saint Vincent: 0.41 km²Petit Saint Vince…Frigate: 0.39 km²FrigateHog: 0.35 km²HogPetite Nevis: 0.29 km²Petite NevisGiles: 0.28 km²GilesCalivigny: 0.28 km²CalivignySaline: 0.27 km²SalineGrand Tantes: 0.23 km²Grand TantesDiamond: 0.22 km²DiamondPetite Canouan: 0.17 km²Petite CanouanSaut d'Eau: 0.13 km²Saut d'EauGreen: 0.13 km²GreenSavan: 0.1 km²Savan
    km², log scale
    Trinidad4,823 km²
    Saint Lucia603 km²
    Curaçao428 km²
    Saint Vincent344 km²
    Grenada313 km²
    Tobago300 km²
    Aruba179 km²
    Carriacou32.1 km²
    Bequia16.1 km²
    Union Island8.7 km²
    Canouan7.7 km²
    Mustique5.6 km²
    Monos Island4.4 km²
    Chacachacare4 km²
    Ronde Island2.5 km²
    Petite Martinique2 km²
    Mayreau1.8 km²
    Quatre1.5 km²
    Gaspar Grande1.3 km²
    Baliceaux1.3 km²
    Little Tobago1.2 km²
    Huevos Island1 km²
    Caille Island0.63 km²
    Battowia0.63 km²
    Large Island0.59 km²
    Petit Mustique0.5 km²
    Palm Island0.43 km²
    Petit Saint Vincent0.41 km²
    Frigate Island0.39 km²
    Hog Island0.35 km²
    Petite Nevis0.29 km²
    Giles Island0.28 km²
    Calivigny Island0.28 km²
    Saline Island0.27 km²
    Grand Tantes0.23 km²
    Diamond Island0.22 km²
    Petite Canouan0.17 km²
    Saut d'Eau0.13 km²
    Green Island0.13 km²
    Savan0.1 km²

    Groups within

    3

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs