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.

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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 of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Sint Maarten (Netherlands)

Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

U.S. Virgin Islands
surface form: United States Virgin Islands
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasFeature coral reefs
sandy beaches
volcanic islands
hasHighestPoint La Soufrière
surface form: La Soufrière (Guadeloupe)
hasIsland Anguilla
Antigua
Aruba
Barbados
Barbuda
Bonaire
Curaçao
Dominica
Grenada
Windward Islands
surface form: Grenadines

Guadeloupe
Martinique
Montserrat
Nevis
Saba
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Croix
Sint Eustatius
surface form: Saint Eustatius

Saint John
Saint Kitts and Nevis
surface form: Saint Kitts

Saint Lucia
Sint Maarten
surface form: Saint Martin

Saint Thomas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
isProneTo earthquakes
hurricanes
tropical storms
volcanic eruptions
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
locatedOnTectonicPlate Caribbean Plate
partOf Caribbean
West Indies

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Charlestown, Nevis locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Sint Eustatius locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Caribbean Netherlands locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Sint Maarten locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Bonaire locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Caribbean islands hasPart Lesser Antilles
Afro-Bonairians region Lesser Antilles
Obeah practicedIn Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Eastern Caribbean islands
Anguilla subregion Lesser Antilles
Antilles Current flowsPast Lesser Antilles
Saint Barthélemy locatedIn Lesser Antilles
La Désirade locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Dominican associatedWith Lesser Antilles
Antigua locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Castries locatedIn Lesser Antilles
The Pitons partOf Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique locatedIn Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Les Trois-Îlets
Afro-Martiniquais region Lesser Antilles
Afro-Curacaoans regionalIdentity Lesser Antilles
St. George's, Grenada locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Black Beach isLocatedInRegion Lesser Antilles
subject surface form: Black Beach (Vieques)
this entity surface form: Antilles
Vincentian Creole English region Lesser Antilles
Vincentian region Lesser Antilles
La Soufrière locatedIn Lesser Antilles
La Soufrière mountainRange Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles
La Soufrière hasVolcanicArc Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
Kingstown locatedInRegion Lesser Antilles
Bequia locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Bridgetown locatedInSubregion Lesser Antilles
Trinidadian Creole English hasRegion Lesser Antilles
cocrico foundInRegion Lesser Antilles
Tobagonian associatedWithArchipelago Lesser Antilles
Tortola locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Dutch Caribbean geographicSubregion Lesser Antilles
Roseau locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion Lesser Antilles
Boiling Lake locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Venezuelan Basin boundedBy Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles island arc
Venezuelan Basin liesWestOf Lesser Antilles
Saint Michael, Barbados locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Antilles hasPart Lesser Antilles
Antilles hasSubregion Lesser Antilles
Petit Martinique locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Island of Spice locatedIn Lesser Antilles
Petit Piton region Lesser Antilles
Petit Piton inVolcanicArc Lesser Antilles
this entity surface form: Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
Marie-Galante partOf Lesser Antilles
St. John’s locatedIn Lesser Antilles