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Lesser Antilles

The Lesser Antilles are an archipelago in the southeastern , forming a boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. These islands were the first part of the New World to be settled and colonised by Europeans.
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is a nation consisting primarily of two , and , just off the northeastern coast of . The country is the most industrialised and one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean.

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are two that form a country that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of .

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is an island nation in the , north of .

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is a island country. It is referred to as the "Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system.

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is a group of three larger islands and several tiny islands in the . It lies just north of , and southwest of .

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are a pair of tropical islands in the , about one-third of the way from to . What is really remarkable on is the natural aspect.

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is an island in the region, but which lies out in the Atlantic many miles east of the Caribbean Sea. Its nearest neighbours 100 miles west are Saint Vincent and Saint Lucia, part of the arc of the Lesser Antilles that separate Atlantic and Caribbean.

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is a that is an overseas department of in the Caribbean Sea, north of and south of . The island is dominated by Mount Pelee, which on 8 May 1902 erupted and completely destroyed the city of , killing 30,000 inhabitants.

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is an island nation in the . is a popular destination due to its tropical weather, lush and mountainous scenery, numerous beaches, local accommodations, and range of resorts.

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The constitute an unincorporated organized territory of the between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of .

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, known as Gwadloup in the local creole, and sometimes known as the Butterfly Island on account of the shape of two of its major islands, is a group of islands in the eastern , and is a overseas department, southeast of .

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The are a self-governing overseas territory in the just to the north-east of the . The BVIs, as they are called, are a popular travel destination for sailors, fishermen, sun worshippers, and other independent travellers, albeit not for the cost conscious.

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is a French island in the among the Leeward Islands. St Barts has long been considered a playground of the rich and famous and is known for its beautiful pristine beaches, gourmet dining in chic restaurants and high-end designer shopping.

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is an island in the Caribbean that is split between the French collectivity of and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten. Beauty abounds on the island, with bluffs overlooking pretty harbors, sandy-cliffed beaches and tranquil rocky coves where fish provide the beauty.

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is a British Overseas Territory in the Sea, a few miles north of . has everything you might expect from a Caribbean island, with gorgeous bays, some of the best white sand beaches in the world, palm trees and the turquoise ocean all around.

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The British Overseas Territory of is an island in the , south-east of . This island was a very popular tourist destination until Hurricane Hugo caused widespread damage in 1989 and then in 1995, the island's volcano, Soufrière Hills, became active.

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, locally known as Statia, is a small Dutch island in the . Statia is very laid back and quiet. Do not come to Statia expecting nightlife, shopping, etc, or you will be disappointed.

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, known as "the Unspoiled Queen" due to the protection of its unique ecosystem, is a 13-km² volcanic island in the Leeward Islands. Since it is not a reef island, it does not have the sandy beaches most notable in the Caribbean, but rather mostly cliff faces and rocky shore.

Lesser Antilles

Latitude of center
14.6261° or 14° 37′ 34″ north
Longitude of center
-62.7429° or 62° 44′ 35″ west
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9417532013
Wiki­data ID
Q93259
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Lesser Antilles” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Antilles Cut”
  • Afrikaans: “Klein Antille”
  • Afrikaans: “Klein-Antille”
  • Arabic: “جزر الأنتيل الصغرى”
  • Armenian: “Փոքր Անտիլյան կղզիներ”
  • Asturian: “Antilles Menores”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kiçik Antil adaları”
  • Basque: “Antilla Txikiak”
  • Belarusian: “Малыя Антыльскія астравы”
  • Bosnian: “Mali Antili”
  • Breton: “Antilhez Bihanañ”
  • Breton: “Inizi Karib”
  • Bulgarian: “Малки Антили”
  • Bulgarian: “Малки Антилски острови”
  • Bulgarian: “Малките Антили”
  • Bulgarian: “Малките Антилски острови”
  • Catalan: “Petites Antilles”
  • Cebuano: “Lesser Antilles”
  • Chinese: “Sió Antilles Kûn-tó”
  • Chinese: “加勒比群岛”
  • Chinese: “小安地列斯群島”
  • Chinese: “小安的列斯群岛”
  • Chinese: “細安地列斯群島”
  • Croatian: “Mali Antili”
  • Czech: “Malé Antily”
  • Danish: “De små antiller”
  • Danish: “Små Antiller”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Antilê Qıckeki”
  • Dutch: “Kleine Antillen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزر الانتيل الصغرى”
  • Esperanto: “Malgrandaj Antiloj”
  • Estonian: “Väikesed Antillid”
  • Faroese: “Smærru Antilloyggjar”
  • Faroese: “Smáu Antilloyggjar”
  • Fiji Hindi: “Lesser Antilles”
  • Finnish: “Pienet-Antillit”
  • French: “Petites Antilles”
  • Galician: “Antillas Menores”
  • Galician: “Pequenas Antillas”
  • Georgian: “მცირე ანტილის კუნძულები”
  • German: “Kleine Antillen”
  • Greek: “Μικρές Αντίλες”
  • Greek: “Μικρές Αντίλλες”
  • Haitian: “Ti Zantiy”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Séu Antilles Khiùn-tó”
  • Hebrew: “האנטילים הקטנים”
  • Hindi: “लेसर एंटीलेस”
  • Hindi: “लेसर एंटील्स”
  • Hungarian: “Kis-Antillák”
  • Icelandic: “Litlu-Antillaeyjar”
  • Indonesian: “Antillen Kecil”
  • Indonesian: “Antilles Kecil”
  • Irish: “na hAintillí Beaga”
  • Irish: “na Mion-Aintillí”
  • Irish: “Na Mion-Aintillí”
  • Italian: “Piccole Antille”
  • Japanese: “小アンチル諸島”
  • Japanese: “小アンティル諸島”
  • Korean: “소안틸레스 제도”
  • Korean: “소앤틸리스 제도”
  • Korean: “소앤틸리스제도”
  • Kurdish: “Antîlên biçûk”
  • Kurdish: “Antîlên Biçûk”
  • Kurdish: “ئانتیلێن بچووک”
  • Ladin: “Ijules dl Caribe”
  • Latin: “Antillae Minores”
  • Latvian: “Mazās Antiļas”
  • Latvian: “Mazās Antiļu salas”
  • Lithuanian: “Mažieji Antilai”
  • Lithuanian: “Mažosios Antilų salos”
  • Lithuanian: “Mažųjų Antilų salynas”
  • Lombard: “Antil Piscininn”
  • Lower Sorbian: “Małe Antile”
  • Luxembourgish: “Kleng Antillen”
  • Macedonian: “Мали Антили”
  • Malagasy: “Antilia Kely”
  • Malay: “Antillen Kecil”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Nâung Antilles Gùng-dō̤”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sió Antilles Kûn-tó”
  • Mingrelian: “მორჩილი ანტილიშ კოკეფი”
  • Northern Frisian: “Letj Antilen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Små Antiller”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei små Antillane”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Antilhas pichonas”
  • Papiamento: “Antia Menor”
  • Papiamento: “Antias Menor”
  • Persian: “آنتیل کوچک”
  • Persian: “انتیل کوچک”
  • Picard: “Tiotes Antilles”
  • Polish: “Archipelag Małych Antyli”
  • Polish: “Małe Antyle”
  • Portuguese: “Antilhas Menores”
  • Portuguese: “Pequenas Antilhas”
  • Pushto: “کوچنی انتيل”
  • Romanian: “Antilele Mici”
  • Russian: “Малые Антильские острова”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Litje Antillen”
  • Scots: “Caribbees”
  • Scots: “Lesser Antilles”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Lesser Antilles”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Na h-Eileanan Aintilia Beaga”
  • Serbian: “Mali Antili”
  • Serbian: “Мали Антили”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Mali Antili”
  • Slovak: “Malé Antily”
  • Slovenian: “Mali Antili”
  • Spanish: “Antillas Menores”
  • Spanish: “Pequenas Antillas”
  • Spanish: “Pequeñas Antillas”
  • Swahili: “Antili Ndogo”
  • Swedish: “‘Mindre antillerna’”
  • Swedish: “Leewardöarna”
  • Swedish: “Öarna över vinden”
  • Swedish: “Öarna under vinden”
  • Swedish: “Små Antillerna”
  • Swedish: “Vindöarna”
  • Swiss German: “Kleine Antillen”
  • Tamil: “சிறிய அண்டிலிசு”
  • Tamil: “சிறிய அண்டிலுசு”
  • Thai: “Lesser Antilles”
  • Thai: “เลสเซอร์แอนทิลลีส”
  • Thai: “หมู่เกาะเลสเซอร์แอนทิลลิส”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Kleine Antillen”
  • Turkish: “Küçük Antiller”
  • Udmurt: “Пичи Антильской шормуӵъёс”
  • Ukrainian: “Малі Антильські острови”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Małe Antile”
  • Urdu: “انٹیلیز اصغر”
  • Venetian: “Picenine Antiłe”
  • Vietnamese: “Antilles nhỏ”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiểu Antilles”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Antillas Menores”
  • Welsh: “Antilles Leiaf”
  • Welsh: “Antilles Lleiaf”
  • Western Frisian: “Lytse Antillen”
  • Western Mari: “Изи Антил ошмаотывлӓ”
  • Western Panjabi: “انٹیلیز اصغر”
  • Wu Chinese: “小安的列斯群岛”
  • Yue Chinese: “小安地列斯群島”
  • “Antillen Cilik”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Lesser Antilles”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.