Windward Islands

E15883

archipelago geographical region island group

The Windward Islands are a group of Caribbean islands in the Lesser Antilles, including nations such as Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Dominica, known for their volcanic landscapes and colonial history.

Aliases (2)

Grenadines ×2
British Windward Islands (historical) ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → geographical region → island group →
climateClassification	tropical monsoon climate → tropical rainforest climate →
countryIncludes	Dominica → Grenada → Saint Lucia → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines →
economyIncludes	agriculture → banana production → tourism →
hasCharacteristic	colonial history → frequent rainfall → humid climate → hurricane-prone → lush vegetation → mountainous terrain → tropical climate → volcanic origin →
hasIsland	Barbados → Bequia → Canouan → Carriacou → Dominica → Grenada → Guadeloupe → La Désirade → Les Saintes → Marie-Galante → Martinique → Mustique → Petit Martinique → Saint Lucia → Saint Vincent → Tobago → Trinidad → Union Island →
historicallyColonizedBy	France → United Kingdom →
historicallyInvolvedIn	Atlantic slave trade → sugar plantation economy →
languageUsed	English → English-based Creole → French → French Creole →
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean → West Indies →
locatedInTimeZone	UTC−04:00 →
partOf	Caribbean Sea → Lesser Antilles →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antilles → British America → British West Indies → West Indies →	hasPart
Bequia → Castries ("British Windward Islands (historical)") → Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → Vieux Fort →	partOf
Lesser Antilles → Lesser Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago →	hasSubregion
Dominica → Petit Martinique →	locatedIn
Grenada → Vincentian →	region
British West Indies dollar → East Caribbean dollar ("Grenadines") →	usedIn
Tahiti →	adminCenterOf
Dominican →	associatedWith
Lesser Antilles ("Grenadines") →	hasIsland
Caribbean Sea →	hasIslandGroup
Kingstown →	locatedInRegion