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    13°15′N 61°12′W

    Windward Islands

    Part of Windward Antilles

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

    Salt Whistle Bay (also known as Carnash Bay) at the north end of Mayreau Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Eastern Caribbean, is famous for its beaches and bars.
    Salt Whistle Bay (also known as Carnash Bay) at the north end of Mayreau Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Eastern Caribbean, is famous for its beaches and bars.

    David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0

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    471 landforms

    Overview

    The Windward Islands are a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean region of the Americas, situated where the southeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western North Atlantic Ocean. Located approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W, they extend from Dominica in the north to Trinidad and Tobago in the south. They lie south of the Leeward Islands, northern islands from the Virgin Islands to Guadeloupe, and east of the Leeward Antilles, southwestern islands from the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela to Aruba. The name was also used to refer to a British colony which existed between 1833 and 1960 and originally consisted of the islands of Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent. Today, these islands constitute three sovereign states, the latter of which is now known as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The island of Dominica was traditionally considered a part of the Leeward Islands until 1940, when it was transferred from the British Leeward Islands colony to the British Windward Islands. It now composes the fourth sovereign state in the group. Barbados (until 1885) and Tobago (until 1889) were also part of the British Windward Islands colony but are not today regarded as being part of the Windward Islands grouping. Martinique is the only windward island that is an overseas département of France, which it has been since 1946 and which is 7,000 kilometers away from Paris.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands7
    • Minor islands59
    • Islets236
    • Rocks & skerries169

    Major islands

    7
    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Barbados

      Barbados

      Area
      433 km²
      High point
      340 m

      Barbados is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and is the southernmost and easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American and Caribbean tectonic plates. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.

    • Saint Vincent

      Saint Vincent

      Area
      344 km²
      High point
      1,234 m

      Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the southern Caribbean. It is the largest island of the country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is located in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Lucia and Grenada. It is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains.

    Minor islands

    59

    Rocks & skerries

    169

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 66 of 471; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,467 mBasse-Terre1,447 mDominica1,234 mSaint Vincent1,156 mSaint Kitts950 mSaint Lucia940 mTrinidad870 mSaba840 mGrenada580 mTobago418 mSaint Martin402 mAntigua340 mBarbados334 mSaint Croix304 mUnion
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,00010,000Trinidad: 4,823 km²TrinidadBasse-Terre: 847 km²Basse-TerreDominica: 751 km²DominicaSaint Lucia: 603 km²Saint LuciaGrande-Terre: 593 km²Grande-TerreBarbados: 433 km²BarbadosSaint Vincent: 344 km²Saint VincentGrenada: 313 km²GrenadaTobago: 300 km²TobagoAntigua: 271 km²AntiguaSaint Croix: 217 km²Saint CroixBarbuda: 174 km²BarbudaSaint Kitts: 168 km²Saint KittsMarie-Galante: 159 km²Marie-GalanteSaint Martin: 72.7 km²Saint MartinCarriacou: 32.1 km²CarriacouLa Désirade: 19.7 km²La DésiradeBequia: 16.1 km²BequiaSaba: 13.1 km²SabaUnion: 8.7 km²UnionCanouan: 7.7 km²CanouanMustique: 5.6 km²MustiqueRonde: 2.5 km²RondePetite Martinique: 2 km²Petite MartiniqueGuiana: 1.9 km²GuianaMayreau: 1.8 km²MayreauQuatre: 1.5 km²QuatreBaliceaux: 1.3 km²BaliceauxTerre de Bas: 1.3 km²Terre de BasLong: 1.2 km²LongÎle Tintamarre: 1.2 km²Île Tintamarreîlet à Fajou: 1.1 km²îlet à FajouCaille: 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 km²Hog
    km², log scale. 9 without a known area.
    Trinidad4,823 km²
    Basse-Terre Island847 km²
    Dominica751 km²
    Saint Lucia603 km²
    Grande-Terre593 km²
    Barbados433 km²
    Saint Vincent344 km²
    Grenada313 km²
    Tobago300 km²
    Antigua271 km²
    Saint Croix217 km²
    Barbuda174 km²
    Saint Kitts168 km²
    Marie-Galante159 km²
    Saint Martin72.7 km²
    Carriacou32.1 km²
    La Désirade19.7 km²
    Bequia16.1 km²
    Saba13.1 km²
    Union Island8.7 km²
    Canouan7.7 km²
    Mustique5.6 km²
    Ronde Island2.5 km²
    Petite Martinique2 km²
    Guiana Island1.9 km²
    Mayreau1.8 km²
    Quatre1.5 km²
    Baliceaux1.3 km²
    Terre de Bas1.3 km²
    Long Island1.2 km²
    Île Tintamarre1.2 km²
    îlet à Fajou1.1 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
    Terre de Haut0.31 km²
    Petite Nevis0.29 km²
    Calivigny Island0.28 km²
    Saline Island0.27 km²
    Îlet Cochon0.26 km²
    Grand Tantes0.23 km²
    Diamond Island0.22 km²
    Crump Island0.21 km²
    Îlet à Chevalier0.18 km²
    Gros Îlet0.17 km²
    Petite Canouan0.17 km²
    Pinel Island0.16 km²
    Pelican Island, Antigua and Barbuda0.14 km²
    Green Island0.13 km²
    Îlet Petite Grenade0.11 km²
    Ruth Island0.11 km²
    Savan0.1 km²

    Groups within

    2

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

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