Southern Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela
Leeward Maps and Itineraries. The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles, which is a long chain of islands wrapped around the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea on the boundary of the Atlantic Ocean. They include the island of Anguilla and extend south to the island of Dominica. They're called the Windward Islands because they're exposed to the wind (windward) of the northeast trade winds (northeasterlies). The Leeward Islands include the Virgin Islands, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, and Anguilla. The Leeward and Windward islands together make up the Caribbean islands group of the Lesser Antilles. The Leeward islands of the West Indies are one of the most popular tourist travel destinations in the World with a huge demand within the Caribbean cruise industry. Some geographers include Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago in the Windward Islands. The Leeward Islands are located on the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea and form the northeastern boundary between the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. Antigua, the largest of the English-speaking Leeward Islands, is about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, encompassing 108 square miles. Its highest point is Mount Obama (1319 ft., 402 metres), formerly known as Boggy Peak, located in the southwestern corner of the island. The Windward Islands are located on the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea and form the southeastern boundary between the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. The Windward group includes the islands of Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. The Leeward Islands are located in the northern Antilles chain of islands of the West Indies. The West Indies are located in the north-east of the Caribbean Sea. The Leeward Antilles is a chain of islands in the southern Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. They include Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, Isla la Tortuga and Isla la Margarita. Antigua (pronounced An-tee'ga) and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, roughly 17 degrees north of the equator. To the south are the islands of Montserrat and Guadaloupe, and to the north and west are Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Barts, and St. Martin.
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