Lesser Antilles

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The Lesser Antilles are a long arc of small Caribbean islands forming the eastern and southern boundary of the Caribbean Sea, known for their tropical climate, beaches, and diverse colonial histories.


Statements (94)
Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
geographical region
continent North America
formsBoundaryOf eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea
southern boundary of the Caribbean Sea
hasClimate tropical climate
hasColonialHistoryWith Denmark
France
Netherlands
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
hasCountryOrTerritory Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Barbados
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Curaçao
Dominica
France
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (France)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
United States
United States Virgin Islands
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasFeature coral reefs
sandy beaches
volcanic islands
hasHighestPoint La Soufrière (Guadeloupe)
hasIsland Anguilla
Antigua
Aruba
Barbados
Barbuda
Bonaire
Curaçao
Dominica
Grenada
Grenadines
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Montserrat
Nevis
Saba
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Croix
Saint Eustatius
Saint John
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Thomas
Saint Vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten
Tobago
Trinidad
hasMajorCrops bananas
citrus fruits
cocoa
nutmeg
sugarcane
hasPrimaryLanguages Dutch
English
English-based creoles
French
French-based creoles
hasSubregion Leeward Antilles
Leeward Islands
Windward Islands
hasVolcanicArc Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
isProneTo earthquakes
hurricanes
tropical storms
volcanic eruptions
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
locatedOnTectonicPlate Caribbean Plate
partOf Caribbean
West Indies

Referenced by (113)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Antigua
Aruba
Barbados
Basseterre
Bequia
Boiling Lake
Bonaire
British Virgin Islands
Caribbean Netherlands
Castries
Charlestown, Nevis
Dominica
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Island of Spice
La Désirade
La Soufrière
La Soufrière (Guadeloupe)
Les Trois-Îlets
Martinique
Montserrat
Morne Diablotins
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Nevis
Petit Martinique
Redonda
Saba
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Croix
Saint John
Saint Lucia
Saint Michael, Barbados
Saint Thomas
Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten
St. George's
St. George's, Grenada
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
St. John’s
Tortola
U.S. Virgin Islands
locatedIn
Afro-Bonairians
Afro-Martiniquais
Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica ("Eastern Caribbean")
Government Hill area of Charlotte Amalie
Papiamento
Petit Piton
Vincentian
Vincentian Creole English
Virgin Islands National Park
region
Curaçao
Leeward Islands
Marie-Galante
Martinique ("Insular Caribbean")
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Soufrière
The Pitons ("Lesser Antilles volcanic arc")
Vieux Fort
Windward Islands
partOf
Anguilla
Curaçao ("Southern Caribbean")
MS
OECS
Saint Kitts and Nevis
subregion
Charlotte Amalie Harbor ("Eastern Caribbean")
OECS ("Eastern Caribbean")
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (associate member) ("Eastern Caribbean")
Regional Security System ("Eastern Caribbean")
regionServed
Antilles
Caribbean islands
West Indies
hasPart
Antilles
Caribbean
LC
hasSubregion
Caribbean Plate ("Lesser Antilles arc")
La Soufrière ("Lesser Antilles volcanic arc")
Lesser Antilles ("Lesser Antilles volcanic arc")
hasVolcanicArc
La Soufrière ("Volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles")
La Soufrière (Guadeloupe) ("Arc of the Lesser Antilles")
Morne Diablotins ("Lesser Antilles volcanic arc")
mountainRange
Caribbean Sea
Venezuelan Basin ("Lesser Antilles island arc")
boundedBy
Trinidadian Creole English
Virgin Islands Creole English
hasRegion
Charlotte Amalie
Kingstown
locatedInRegion
Cyril E. King Airport
Piarco International Airport
servesRegion
Charlotte Amalie Harbor
archipelago
Dominican
associatedWith
Tobagonian
associatedWithArchipelago
Caribbean Plate ("Lesser Antilles volcanic arc")
associatedWithFeature
Greater Antilles
comparedWith
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
exploredRegion
Antilles Current
flowsPast
cocrico
foundInRegion
Carib languages ("Lesser Antilles (historically)")
geographicDistribution
Dutch Caribbean
geographicSubregion
Caribbean Sea
hasIslandGroup
Lesser Antilles and Lucayan Archipelago
includes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ("The Grenadines")
includesIslandGroup
Caribbean Plate
influencesRegion
Petit Piton ("Lesser Antilles volcanic arc")
inVolcanicArc
Black Beach (Vieques) ("Antilles")
isLocatedInRegion
Les Abymes
isPartOf
Kwéyòl
languageRegion
Venezuelan Basin
liesWestOf
Roseau
locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion
Bridgetown
locatedInSubregion
Obeah ("Eastern Caribbean islands")
practicedIn
Antillean Creole
primaryRegion
Afro-Curacaoans
regionalIdentity

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