Windward Islands

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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.

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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
Bequia
surface form: Canouan

Carriacou
Dominica
Grenada
Guadeloupe
La Désirade
Guadeloupe
surface form: Les Saintes

Marie-Galante
Martinique
Mustique
Petit Martinique
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
surface form: 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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Portsmouth locatedInSubregion Windward Islands
subject surface form: Portsmouth, Dominica